invocationlist

noun

UK /ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən lɪst/

US /ˌɪnvəˈkeɪʃən lɪst/

A list of helpers that a program calls when it needs to do something.

The app keeps an invocation list of all the buttons that should react to a click.

SYNONYMS

callback list handler list delegate list subscriber list

RELATED WORDS

event delegate callback multicast subscriber

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, a collection of methods that are run together when an event happens.

Each new listener was added to the invocation list for the button's click event.

3. A record of people or things that have been formally asked to take part.

The clerk checked the invocation list to see who had been invited to speak.

4. A sequence of calls made by a system in a set order.

The startup invocation list runs each setup step one after another.