Call-by-value

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

call-by-value
CBV

   (CBV) An {evaluation strategy} where arguments are evaluated
   before the function or procedure is entered.  Only the values
   of the arguments are passed and changes to the arguments
   within the called procedure have no effect on the actual
   arguments as seen by the caller.  See {applicative order
   reduction}, {call-by-value-result}, {strict evaluation},
   {call-by-name}, {lazy evaluation}.