continuation-passing style

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continuation-passing style

noun continuation-passing styles · continuation passing style

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.
Similar: CPS

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@misc{continuation_passing_style_2026,
  title = {continuation-passing style},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/continuation-passing%20style},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}