Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?

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173 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 09 Jul 25 04:04 UTC | HN request time: 1.053s | source

1. ks2048 ◴[09 Jul 25 04:47 UTC] No.44506416[source]▶

There is also the phrase in music, "call and response" - even referencing a return value.