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156 points todsacerdoti | 4 comments | 09 Jul 25 04:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.588s | 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. spudlyo ◴[09 Jul 25 05:26 UTC] No.44506580[source]▶

Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. I wouldn’t view it as a misuse, but rather a shortening.

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2. thaumasiotes ◴[09 Jul 25 06:22 UTC] No.44506845[source]▶

> Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”.

(In the way you'd call upon a skill, not in the way you'd call upon a neighbor.)

3. exe34 ◴[09 Jul 25 12:56 UTC] No.44509492[source]▶

Which fits nicely for calling a function - you use its skill, you don't call for a chat.

4. coldtea ◴[09 Jul 25 13:08 UTC] No.44509604[source]▶

But vocare (the voco in invoco) is how you'd call a neighbor

Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?