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General (3 matching dictionaries)

1. tail recursion: Wiktionary [home, info]
2. tail recursion: Dictionary.com [home, info]
3. Tail-recursion, Tail recursion: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]

Computing (3 matching dictionaries)

4. tail recursion: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [home, info]
5. tail recursion: Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [home, info]
6. Tail-recursion, tail recursion: Encyclopedia [home, info]

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

7. tail recursion: online medical dictionary [home, info]

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

8. tail recursion: Urban Dictionary [home, info]

Quick definitions from Wiktionary (tail recursion) ▸ noun:  (programming) The 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. ▸ Words similar to tail recursion ▸ Usage examples for tail recursion ▸ Idioms related to tail recursion (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near tail recursion ▸ Rhymes of tail recursion ▸ Invented words related to tail recursion