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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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