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Line 1: In [[Computer science]], a '''first class function''' is a [[Function (programming)\|Function]] that can be manipulated as data. A first class function can be created during the execution of a program, stored in a data structure, modified using the data processing facilities of the [[programming language]], and passed as an argument to another function. [[Lisp programming language\|Lisp]] and [[Scheme programming language\|Scheme]] are examples of [[Programming language\|Programming languages]] that implement first class functions a [[primitive types\|Primitive datatypes]]. [[Category:Functional programming]]

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