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spudlyo
5 months ago
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Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?
Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. I wouldn’t view it as a misuse, but rather a shortening.
thaumasiotes
5 months ago
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> Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”.
(In the way you'd call upon a skill, not in the way you'd call upon a neighbor.)
coldtea
5 months ago
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But vocare (the voco in invoco) is how you'd call a neighbor
exe34
5 months ago
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Which fits nicely for calling a function - you use its skill, you don't call for a chat.
marcosdumay
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It's calling a person like by saying their name loudly.
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