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iteratee

iteratee noun: in functional programming, a composable abstraction for incrementally processing sequentially-presented chunks of data in a purely functional fashion.

Noun

iteratee (plural iteratees)

  1. In functional programming, a composable abstraction for incrementally processing sequentially-presented chunks of data in a purely functional fashion.

Forms of iteratee

pluraliteratees

Origin of iteratee

From iterate + -ee.

Questions about iteratee

What does iteratee mean?
Iteratee means in functional programming, a composable abstraction for incrementally processing sequentially-presented chunks of data in a purely functional fashion.
What part of speech is iteratee?
Iteratee is a noun.
What is the plural of iteratee?
The plural of iteratee is iteratees.

Words near iteratee in the dictionary

  1. iterated
  2. iterated function system
  3. iterated function systems
  4. iterated integral
  5. iterated integrals
  6. iteratee
  7. iteratees
  8. iterates
  9. iterating
  10. iteration
  11. iteration mark

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