[sv-bc] "Nominal" vs "by name" as the opposite of "positional"

Greg Jaxon writes:
 > Parameter and argument lists in SV accept named_ports as an
 > alternative to the positional port/argument binding convention.
 > 
 > In describing this, the LRM has used the term "by-name", which
 > denotes a different concept in computer science.  Please consider
 > describing the .id( expr ) syntax with the adjective "nominal".
 > This contrasts with the familiar "positional" convention, and does
 > not connote any resemblance to Algol "by-name" argument passing.

VHDL uses the term "named association".

BLISS used the term "keyword assignment".

A recent suggestion that the default arguments of a 
task should be evaluated in the context of the call
reminds me of Algol-60 style call-by-name. 

Paul

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