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Pass-by-value language

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Pass-by-value language refers to programming languages where copies of variable values are passed into functions. Any changes made to these copies do not affect the original variables.

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