argument

Actual input passed to a function, procedure, or routine

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Also known as actual argument · actual parameter · function argument · subroutine argument · procedure argument

Subclass of: data
, input
Part of: computer program

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In computer programming, a parameter, or formal argument, is a variable that represents an argument to a function call. A function's signature defines its parameters. A call invocation involves evaluating each argument expression of a call and associating the result with the corresponding parameter.

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Manifestation of: element characteristic of: parameter
Used by: parameter
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subroutine call

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