supercombinator

English

Etymology

super- +‎ combinator

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːpə(ɹ)ˌkɒmbɪneɪtə(ɹ)/

Noun

supercombinator (plural supercombinators)

1. (computer science) A mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained. It may be either a constant or a combinator where all the subexpressions are supercombinators.

   Supercombinators are used in the implementation of functional languages.

Translations

mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained

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Further reading

• supercombinator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia