Callee

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).
  2. 2
    A function called by another.

    "The interpreter must provide for correctly resuming the caller when the callee has returned its value."

Antonyms

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caller

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"The interpreter must provide for correctly resuming the caller when the callee has returned its value."

Etymology

From call + -ee.

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