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)

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.

Translations

mathematical expression which is fully bound and self-contained

Further reading

• supercombinator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia