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continuation passing style
<programming> (CPS) A style of programming in which every user function f
takes an extra argument c known as a continuation. Whenever f would normally
return a result r to its caller, it instead returns the result of applying the
continuation to r. The continuation thus represents the whole of the rest of the
computation. Some examples:
normal (direct style) --> continuation passing
square x = x * x square x k = k (x*x)
g (square 23) square 23 g
(square 3) + 1 square 3 ( \ s . s+1 )
(1995-04-04)
Nearby terms:
continental drift « continuation « Continuation
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