- defunctionalize
- \(ˈ)dē+\ transitive verb
Etymology: de- + functional + -ize: to deprive of function
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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defunctionalize — v.t., defunctionalized, defunctionalizing. * * * … Universalium
defunctionalize — de·functionalize … English syllables
Defunctionalization — In programming languages, defunctionalization refers to a compile time transformation which eliminates higher order functions, replacing them by a single first order apply function. The technique was first described by John C. Reynolds in his… … Wikipedia
