recurse

Back-formation from recursion.

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)s/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s

recurse (third-person singular simple present recurses, present participle recursing, simple past and past participle recursed)

1. (intransitive, computing) To execute a procedure recursively.

   Synonym: recur

   The algorithm then recurses on the children of the current tree node.

• recures, rescuer, securer

recurse

1. vocative masculine singular of recursus