What does "call-by-name" mean?

An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used.

What is a synonym for "call-by-name"?

Common synonyms include: pass-by-name.

Call-by-name

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An evaluation strategy whereby an argument to a function is evaluated each time its value is used in the function, and is not evaluated at all if its value is never used. uncountable

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pass-by-name

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