Tail recursion

Noun

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Definitions

1.NounThe technique of writing a function so that recursive calls are only done immediately before function return, particularly when recursive control structures are used in place of iterative ones.

Synonyms

recursive function tail call retpoline iteration traceback return backtrace trace trampoline memoization call-by-reference stack trace

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