parametric polymorphism en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by British computer scientist Christopher Strachey in 1967.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) A way to make a computer language more expressive, while maintaining full static type safety, by allowing a function or a data type to be written generically so that it can handle values identically without depending on their type.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| parametric polymorphisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |