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recursive routine [1 record]

Record 1 2012-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A routine that may be used as a subroutine of itself, calling itself directly or being called by another subroutine, one that it itself has called. [Definition officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

The use of a recursive routine usually requires the keeping of records of the status of its unfinished uses, for example, in a pushdown list.

OBS

recursive routine: term standardized by ISO and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Routine qui peut être employée comme son propre sous-programme, soit qu'elle s'appelle directement, soit qu'elle soit appelée par un autre sous-programme auquel elle-même a fait appel. [Définition uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

L'emploi d'une routine récursive exige généralement que l'on garde un enregistrement de l'état des passages non terminés, par exemple dans une liste inversée.

OBS

routine récursive : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

routine récursive; routine récurrente : termes uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Spanish

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