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From: gz@cambridge.apple.com (Gail Zacharias)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.scheme
Subject: Re: terminology question
Message-ID: <418@ministry.cambridge.apple.com>
Date: 21 Aug 90 14:48:28 GMT
References: <1466@tub.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cambridge, MA
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In article <1466@tub.UUCP> net@tub.UUCP (Oliver Laumann) writes:
>One point that distinguishes Scheme's continuations from Classic Lisp's
>"catch" is that a continuation can be used "jump into" a function that
>has already returned (i.e. that is not currently "active").
>
>What is this property of a continuation called?

Indefinite extent.  Lisp catch tags have only dynamic extent.

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