Functional splint
functional splint n.
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- Functional unit
A subsystem of the central processing unit of a computer. E.g. arithmetic and logic unit, memory address register, barrel shifter, register file. (1995-02-10)
- Function application
A function applied to (some of) its arguments. If it is not applied to all its argument then it is a “partial application”. Application is usually written in the form f(x) but some languages such as command-line interpreters and many functional languages use juxtaposition: f x. Lisp places the parentheses around the whole application: (f […]
- Functionary
[fuhngk-shuh-ner-ee] /ˈfʌŋk ʃəˌnɛr i/ noun, plural functionaries. 1. a person who in a specified capacity, especially in government service; an official: civil servants, bureaucrats, and other functionaries. /ˈfʌŋkʃənərɪ/ noun (pl) -aries 1. a person acting in an official capacity, as for a government; an official adjective 2. a less common word for functional, official n. […]
- Function complete
programming State of a software component or system such that each function described by the software’s functional specification can be reached by at least one functional path, and attempts to operate as specified. (1999-04-07)
- Function creep
noun 1. the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy