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The words invert or control are not used at all to define Inversion of Control in the definitions that I've seen.

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inversion of control (IoC) is a programming technique, expressed here in terms of object-oriented programming, in which object coupling is bound at run time by an assembler object and is typically not known at compile time using static analysis. ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_of_control

Martin Fowler

Inversion of Control is a common pattern in the Java community that helps wire lightweight containers or assemble components from different projects into a cohesive application. ~ based on http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html (reworded)

 

So why is Inversion of Control named Inversion of Control? What control is being inverted and by what? Is there a way to define Inversion of Control using the terminology: invert and control?

The words invert or control are not used at all to define Inversion of Control in the definitions that I've seen.

Definitions

Wikipedia

inversion of control (IoC) is a programming technique, expressed here in terms of object-oriented programming, in which object coupling is bound at run time by an assembler object and is typically not known at compile time using static analysis. ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_of_control

Martin Fowler

Inversion of Control is a common pattern in the Java community that helps wire lightweight containers or assemble components from different projects into a cohesive application. ~ based on http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html (reworded)

So why is Inversion of Control named Inversion of Control? What control is being inverted and by what? Is there a way to define Inversion of Control using the terminology: invert and control?

The words invert or control are not used at all to define Inversion of Control in the definitions that I've seen.

Definitions

Wikipedia

inversion of control (IoC) is a programming technique, expressed here in terms of object-oriented programming, in which object coupling is bound at run time by an assembler object and is typically not known at compile time using static analysis. ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_of_control

Martin Fowler

Inversion of Control is a common pattern in the Java community that helps wire lightweight containers or assemble components from different projects into a cohesive application. ~ based on http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html (reworded)

 

So why is Inversion of Control named Inversion of Control? What control is being inverted and by what? Is there a way to define Inversion of Control using the terminology: invert and control?

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Why is Inversion of Control named that way?

The words invert or control are not used at all to define Inversion of Control in the definitions that I've seen.

Definitions

Wikipedia

inversion of control (IoC) is a programming technique, expressed here in terms of object-oriented programming, in which object coupling is bound at run time by an assembler object and is typically not known at compile time using static analysis. ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_of_control

Martin Fowler

Inversion of Control is a common pattern in the Java community that helps wire lightweight containers or assemble components from different projects into a cohesive application. ~ based on http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/injection.html (reworded)

So why is Inversion of Control named Inversion of Control? What control is being inverted and by what? Is there a way to define Inversion of Control using the terminology: invert and control?