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Re:Java is pass-by-value, Dammit (and so are Ruby and Python... by rlpb on Sunday December 06, 2009 @10:59AM (#979680)
Meanings are only well-defined in their particular contexts.
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Re:Java is pass-by-value, Dammit (and so are Ruby and Python... by steveklabnik on Sunday December 06, 2009 @12:57PM (#979877)
In this case, the context is "programming languages." The term has a very well-defined meaning for all lanugages.
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