Comment by spudlyo
7 months ago
Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. I wouldn’t view it as a misuse, but rather a shortening.
7 months ago
Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”. I wouldn’t view it as a misuse, but rather a shortening.
> Invoke comes from Latin invocō, invocāre, meaning “to call upon”.
(In the way you'd call upon a skill, not in the way you'd call upon a neighbor.)
But vocare (the voco in invoco) is how you'd call a neighbor
Which fits nicely for calling a function - you use its skill, you don't call for a chat.
It's calling a person like by saying their name loudly.