first-class functions
[ˈfɜːrstˌklæs ˈfʌŋkʃənz]
noun
funções de primeira classe
1. In programming, functions that can be treated as values, passed as arguments to other functions, returned from functions, and assigned to variables, just like any other data type.
JavaScript supports first-class functions, allowing developers to pass functions as parameters to higher-order functions.
JavaScript suporta funções de primeira classe, permitindo que desenvolvedores passem funções como parâmetros para funções de ordem superior.
2. A programming language feature that provides full functional programming capabilities by treating functions as first-class citizens.
Python's first-class functions make it easy to implement functional programming patterns like map, filter, and reduce.
As funções de primeira classe do Python facilitam a implementação de padrões de programação funcional como map, filter e reduce.
This is a specialized technical term primarily used in computer science and programming education. It originated in computer science academia and became increasingly important with the rise of functional programming languages and JavaScript's adoption. In both Brazil and the USA, the term is used uniformly in technical contexts, educational materials, and software development communities without significant regional variations.
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