callable

That can be called.

Adjective

  1. That can be called.
    • The list of server tasks is a compromise between only one task for all remotely callable subprograms and one task for each remotely callable subprogram. - 1989, Angel Alvarez, Ada: The Design Choice:
    • Historically, all viable frameworks have always provided a mechanism to implement callbacks. C# goes one step further and encapsulates callbacks into callable objects called delegates. - 2010, Trey Nash, Accelerated C#...
  2. That may be redeemed by its holder before it matures.

Origin

Etymology tree English call Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English callable From call + -able.

Derived

callable bond noncallable uncallable

Noun

  1. An object of a type that can be called, such as a function.
    • The ctypes module can be used to create Python callables that wrap around arbitrary memory addresses. - 2013, David Beazley, Brian K. Jones, Python Cookbook: Recipes for Mastering Python 3:
  2. A callable bond.

Forms

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