English Explanatory Dictionary

tuple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A finite sequence of terms.
  2. A single row in a relational database.
  3. A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.
  4. A fixed-size container data type similar to a list that can hold different types of elements.

Pronunciation

/ˈtʊpəl/ /ˈt͡ʃuːpəl/ /ˈtjuːpəl/ /ˈtʌpəl/ /ˈtuːpəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tuple.wav

Word forms

tuple tuples

Etymology

From the ending of the words quintuple, sextuple; from Latin -plus.

Related words

-tuple tuplet
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