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(computing) A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, giving a powerful ability to control flow of execution.

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first-class continuation

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first-class continuation

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Noun

Japanese Meaning

プログラミング言語において、他の値と同様に扱える継続であり、実行の制御フローを柔軟かつ強力に制御するための手法。

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The interpreter's support for first-class continuation made it possible to capture a point in execution and resume it later.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

インタプリタが値として扱える継続をサポートしていたため、実行の途中の地点を捕捉して後で再開することが可能になった。

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Bruce F. Duba; David Macqueen (January 1991), “Typing First-Class Continuations in ML”, in Journal of Functional Programming, volume 3, issue 4, DOI:10.1017/S095679680000085X: “First-class continuations are a simple and natural way to provide access to the flow of evaluation in functional languages.”

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first-class continuations

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