If the continuations in functional data-structure-generating programs are made explicit and represented as records, they can be recycled." Once they have served their purpose...
People frequently write messages to themselves. These informal, hurried personal jottings serve as temporary storage for notable information as well as reminders for future action...
Evaluating a query can involve manipulation of large volumes of temporary data. When the volume of data becomes too great, activities such as joins and sorting must use disk, and ...