callee en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English cealliander. Old English *callian Middle English callen English call English -ee English callee From call + -ee.
Meanings
- The person who is called by the caller (on the telephone).
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A function called by another.
The interpreter must provide for correctly resuming the caller when the callee has returned its value.
1975, Gerald Jay Sussman and Guy L. Steele, Jr., Scheme: An Interpreter for Extended Lambda Calculus, MIT AI Lab, page 24
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| callees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (9)
es llamada (the person who is getting called by the caller) · cs volaný (the person who is getting called by the caller) · fi soitettava (the person who is getting called by the caller) · ru вызыва́емый абоне́нт (the person who is getting called by the caller) · fr appelé (the person who is getting called by the caller) · it chiamato (the person who is getting called by the caller) · hu hívott fél (the person who is getting called by the caller) · es llamado (the person who is getting called by the caller) · bg абонат (the person who is getting called by the caller)