first-class continuation
nounUK /ˈfɜːst ˈklɑːs kəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ · US /ˈfɝst ˈklæs kənˌtɪnjuˈeɪʃən/
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A continuation that can be used like any other value in a programming language, granting it a powerful ability to control the flow of execution.
- Bruce F. Duba; David Macqueen (January 1991), “Typing First-Class Continuations in ML”, in Journal of Functional Programming, volume 3, number 4, →DOI: “First-class continuations are a simple and natural way to provide access to the flow of evaluation in functional languages.”