supercombinator

English

Etymology

super- +‎ combinator

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pəˌkɒm.bɪˌneɪ.tə(ɹ)/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsuː.pɚˌkɑm.bɪˌneɪ.tɚ/, [ˈsuː.pɚˌkɑm.bɪˌneɪ.ɾɚ]

Noun

supercombinator (plural supercombinators)

(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

Further reading

supercombinator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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