downcall

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ call.

Noun

downcall (plural downcalls)

1. (programming) A call from a higher-level subsystem, such as user code, to a lower-level subsystem, such as a kernel or framework.

Verb

downcall (third-person singular simple present downcalls, present participle downcalling, simple past and past participle downcalled)

1. To perform such a call.

Anagrams

• call down