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static dispatchnoun(computing) A dispatch method where the implementation of a function or method is assigned during compile time.
double dispatchnoun(computing) A mechanism that dispatches a function call to different concrete functions depending on the runtime types of two objects involved.
dynamic dispatchnoun(computing) A dispatch method where the implementation of a function or method is assigned during runtime, as it cannot be assigned during compile time.
multimethodEmploying multiple methods.
multiple dispatchnoun(object-oriented programming) Synonym of function overloading.
dispatchnounA message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
multidispatchnoun(object-oriented programming) Synonym of function overloading.
delegationnounAn act of delegating.
dispatchernounIn a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
ad-hoc polymorphismnoun(computer science) A kind of polymorphism where polymorphic functions can be applied to arguments of different types, as they can denote a number of distinct and potentially heterogeneous implementations depending on the types of argument to which they are applied.
overloadingnoun(object-oriented programming) A type of polymorphism, where different functions, operators or variables with the same name are invoked based on the data types of the parameters passed.
downcallnoun(programming) A call from a higher-level subsystem, such as user code, to a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework.
dynamic bindingnoun(programming) A form of binding that occurs at runtime, such as the resolution of a virtual method call to a specific subclass's implementation.
subtypingnoun(programming) A form of type polymorphism in which an instance of a subtype can be used anywhere the supertype could be used, without changing the code.
dropdownnoun(computing, graphical user interface) An instance of a selection object that hides the contents (especially the other choices) until activated.
overrideverb(transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
polyinstantiationnoun(computing) Instantiation into multiple independent instances.
function overloadingnoun(object-oriented programming) A feature that allows creating several functions or methods with the same name differing in the type of the input and the output parameters.
polymorphismnoun(object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
monomorphisationnoun(computer science) In a compiler, the process of converting a polymorphic function to a monomorphic function, by the creation of a specialised function for each different data type it is called with.

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