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coroutine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A piece of code that performs a task, and that can be passed new input and return output more than once.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Examples

  • Although a powerful tool, coroutines can be hard to understand due to the way data can flow back and forth between sections of the code.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From co- + routine, coined by American computer scientist Melvin Conway in 1958.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: kunprogramo — Translations
  • Finnish: vuorottaisrutiini — Translations
  • Finnish: vuoroittaisrutiini — Translations
  • Finnish: vuorottelualiohjelma — Translations
  • German: Koroutine — Translations
  • Marathi: कोरूटीन (korūṭīn) — Translations
  • Persian: همروال — Translations
  • Persian: همرو — Translations
  • Persian: همسیر — Translations
  • Polish: współprogram — Translations
  • Spanish: corrutina — Translations