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call, in finance, see: puts and calls puts and calls, in securities trading. A call is a contract that gives the holder the right to purchase a given stock at a specific price within a designated period of time.
..... Click the link for more information. . call (1) In programming, a statement that requests services from another subroutine or program. The call is physically made to the subroutine by a branch instruction or some other linking method that is created by the assembler, compiler or interpreter. The routine that is called is responsible for returning control to the calling program after it has finished processing. See stack.(2) In communications, the action taken by the transmitting station to establish a connection with the receiving station in a dial-up network. call 1. Hunting any of several notes or patterns of notes, blown on a hunting horn as a signal 2. Hunting a. an imitation of the characteristic cry of a wild animal or bird to lure it to the hunter b. an instrument for producing such an imitation 3. Brit the summons to the bar of a student member of an Inn of Court 4. Theatre a notice to actors informing them of times of rehearsals 5. (in square dancing) an instruction to execute new figures 6. Commerce a. a demand for repayment of a loan b. (as modifier): call money 7. Billiards a demand to an opponent to say what kind of shot he will play 8. Poker a demand for a hand or hands to be exposed 9. Bridge a bid, or a player's turn to bid 10. Sport a decision of an umpire or referee regarding a shot, pitch, etc. 11. Business on call a. (of a loan, etc.) repayable on demand b. available to be called for work outside normal working hours call [kȯl] (computer science) To transfer control to a specified closed subroutine. A statement in a computer program that references a closed subroutine or program. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | I've got an unblemished record stretching back 26 years, but if another greyhound in a batch where one of mine has also been pooled does have something in the system, my integrity will basically be called into question even though I've done nothing wrong. 00 Hardcover Services, economy and innovation HD9980 The relevance of the concept of productivity, developed initially for industrial and agricultural economies, is called into question when applied to the service economy. But the reliability of Russian supply to Europe via Ukraine was called into question in January after Moscow accused Kiev of stealing gas and ordered a shut-off, cutting supply to European states in the midst of a bitter winter. |
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