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leoc
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Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions?
At
https://youtu.be/DjhRRj6WYcs?t=338
you can see EDSAC's original linker, Margaret Hartrey, taking a library subroutine from the drawer of paper tapes. (But you should really watch the whole thing, of course!)
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