In
computing
Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, ...
or
computer programming
Computer programming is the process of performing a particular computation (or more generally, accomplishing a specific computing result), usually by designing and building an executable computer program. Programming involves tasks such as anal ...
, delegation refers generally to one entity passing something to another entity,
[Barry Wilkinson, ''Grid Computing: Techniques and Applications'' (2009), p. 164, .] and narrowly to various specific forms of relationships. These include:
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Delegation (object-oriented programming), evaluating a member of one object (the receiver) in the context of another, original object (the sender).
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Delegation pattern, a design pattern implementing this feature.
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Forwarding (object-oriented programming), an often-confused technique where a sending object uses the corresponding member of another object, without the receiving object having any knowledge of the original, sending object.
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Object aggregation or consultation, general term for one object using another.
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Delegation (computer security), one user or process allowing another user or process to use their credentials or permissions.
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Delegate (CLI), a form of type-safe function pointer used by the
Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), specifying both a method to call and optionally an object to call the method on.
See also
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Delegation (disambiguation)
Delegation is the assignment of any responsibility or authority to another person.
Delegation may also refer to:
* Delegation (band), a British soul musical group 1975–1999
* Delegation (computing), passing of something from one entity to anot ...
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