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156 points todsacerdoti | 2 comments | 09 Jul 25 04:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.396s | source

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Somewhat less frequently, I also hear "invoke" or "execute", which is more verbose but also more generic.

Incidentally, I find strange misuses of "call" ("calling a command", "calling a button") one of the more grating phrases used by ESL CS students.

1. Dwedit ◴[09 Jul 25 05:10 UTC] No.44506500[source]▶

C# seems to like to use "Invoke" for things like delegates or reflected methods. Then it proceeds to use "Call Stack" in the debugger view.

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2. Zambyte ◴[09 Jul 25 13:42 UTC] No.44509956[source]▶

Microsoft devs get paid by the character, I'm not sure that counts.

Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?