future (Q1426138)
in concurrent programming, an object serves as a placeholder for a result that is initially unknown because the computation is incomplete (such an object is crucial in representing the final result during ongoing or not-yet-started computations)
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Futures and promises
description in concurrent programming, an object serves as a placeholder for a result that is initially unknown because the computation is incomplete (such an object is crucial in representing the final result during ongoing or not-yet-started computations)

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