supercombinator

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ combinator.

Pronunciation

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

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