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| Term
| Callback method
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| Definition
| Method that returns the result of an asynchronous processing call. Most methods are called in a synchronous fashion in which the call returns only after the result of the call is available. An asynchronous method call returns prior to the results: Later, a callback method is called to retrieve the result. Also known as a callback function in the Win32 API.
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| See also
| Event
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| This C# Online.NET definition is from the Glossary of .NET / C# Terms.
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