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<legacy_id>378</legacy_id>

<term>recursion</term>

<definition><p>The process by which a <glossary tag="handler">handler</glossary> calls itself.</p>

<p></p>

<p>(Recursion is a useful programming technique, but may also occur accidentally, resulting in a <glossary tag="error">script error</glossary>.)</p></definition>

<categories>

<category>Writing LiveCode</category>

</categories>

<synonyms>

<synonym>recursion</synonym>

<synonym>recurse</synonym>

<synonym>recurses</synonym>

<synonym>recursed</synonym>

<synonym>recursing</synonym>

<synonym>recursive</synonym>

</synonyms>

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