upcall

English

Etymology

From up- +‎ call.

Noun

upcall (plural upcalls)

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

Verb

upcall (third-person singular simple present upcalls, present participle upcalling, simple past and past participle upcalled)

1. To perform such a call.

Anagrams

• call up, call-up, callup