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Line 2: A '''strict programming language''' is one in which only [[strict function]]s (functions whose parameters must be evaluated completely before they may be called) may be defined by the user. A '''non-strict programming language''' allows the user to define non-strict functions, and hence may allow [[lazy evaluation]].{{Sfn\|Scott\|2006\|p=541}} [[programming language]English words ~~==Examples==~~ Nearly all [[programming language]]s in common use today are strict. Examples include [[C Sharp (programming language)\|C#]], [[Java (programming language)\|Java]] (prior to Java 8), [[Perl]] (through version 5), [[Python (programming language)\|Python]], [[Ruby (programming language)\|Ruby]], [[Common Lisp]], and [[ML (programming language)\|ML]]. Examples for non-strict languages are [[Haskell (programming language)\|Haskell]], [[Miranda (programming language)\|Miranda]], and [[Clean (programming language)\|Clean]].{{Sfn\|Cluet & Hull\|1998\|pp=25–26}} Languages whose ordinary functions are strict but which provide a [[Macro (computer science)\|macro system]] to build non-strict functions include [[C (programming language)\|C]], [[C++]], and [[Scheme (programming language)\|Scheme]]. ==Explanation==

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