Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?

Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by liotier on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @09:38AM (#44509915)

I just connected the dots... The identifier digits in the Dewey Decimal classification are called "call numbers" !

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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by dmd on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @09:53AM (#44510071)

Yes, that's in the second paragraph of the article.

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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by debo_ on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @09:41PM (#44516410)

I took this to be a pun on "decimal" and "connecting the dots" but perhaps I'm just wired to see puns where they weren't necessarily intended.

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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by dotancohen on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @10:31PM (#44516655)

  > I'm just wired to see puns where they weren't necessarily intended.

I guess it keeps you grounded. Shocking how that works.

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