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call in

[′kȯl ‚in]
(computer science)
To transfer control of a digital computer, temporarily, from a main routine to a subroutine that is inserted in the sequence of calculating operations, to fulfill an ancillary purpose.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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