Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ocaml

/oʊˈkæməl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: ocaml
IPA: /oʊˈkæməl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language based on the Caml dialect of ML.

Example Sentences

"Minsky, a computer science PhD, convinced his employer 10 years ago to rewrite the company’s entire trading system in OCaml."

Etymology

Short from its former name, Objective Caml.

Questions

How do you pronounce ocaml?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈkæməl/.
What does ocaml mean?: A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language based on the Caml dialect of ML.
Where does ocaml come from?: Short from its former name, Objective Caml.

How to pronounce ocaml

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