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Positional parameter
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
a parameter that is passed by position, rather than by name, in a function call
"In the function call foo(3, 6, type="bar"), there are two different positional parameters, to which are passed the values 3 and 6."
Synonyms
named parameter
parameter
actual parameter
formal parameter
adverb
formal
pass-by-reference
pass by reference
call by reference
callback
pass-by-value
call-by-reference
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