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defunctionalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-func-tion-al-iza-tion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + functionalization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

defunctionalizations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

uncurry

Questions

What does defunctionalization mean?
A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
Where does defunctionalization come from?
From de- + functionalization.

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