call-by-name

== English == === Alternative forms === call by name === Noun === call-by-name (uncountable) (programming) 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. Synonym: pass-by-name ==== Translations ==== === See also === call-by-value call-by-reference call-by-need call-by-future