implicit invocation

Implicit invocation is the core technique behind the Observer pattern.

It has applications in software engineering; see also implicit invocation for a related architectural principle.

Event-driven (or Implicit invocation)

Akin to Mach-II, another implicit invocation MVC framework.

Implicit invocation is a term used by some authors for a style of software architecture in which a system is structured around event handling, using a form of callback.

To the Editor: The implicit invocation of the Scopes trial in your headline "Indian Tribes' Creationists Thwart Archeologists" (front page, Oct. 22) and pull-quote, "a Sioux official denounces evolution," belittles the important argument made by Vine Deloria Jr. and other Indian thinkers.