Partial application

Definition

A technique where a function that takes multiple arguments is transformed into a function that takes fewer arguments by fixing some of the original arguments to specific values. The result is a new function that 'remembers' the provided arguments.

Etymology

From mathematical function theory, where 'partial' (from Latin 'pars' meaning part) indicates incomplete application of arguments. The concept was formalized in lambda calculus by Alonzo Church in the 1930s and later adopted in functional programming languages to enable function composition and reusability.

Kelly Says

Partial application is like creating a custom tool from a Swiss Army knife - if you always use the knife with the same handle grip, you can tape down that part and create a specialized cutting tool! This is how JavaScript's bind() works, and why functional programmers can create incredibly specific functions from general-purpose ones.

Translations

AMአማርኛ

ክፍለ ተግባር

kif-le te-g-ba-r

ARالعربية

تطبيق جزئي

tat-biq jaz-ee

BNবাংলা

ভাগমূলক প্রয়োগ

bha-g-mool-ok pro-yog

CACatalà

aplicació parcial

ap-li-ka-si-o par-thee-al

CSČeština

částečné použití

cha-st-tche-sne pou-ziti

DADansk

delvis anvendelse

del-vis an-ven-del-se

DEDeutsch

partielle Anwendung

pa-r-tee-el an-wen-dung

ELΕλληνικά

μερική εφαρμογή

me-ri-ki ef-ar-mo-gi

ESEspañol

aplicación parcial

ap-li-ka-si-on par-thee-al

FAفارسی

کاربرد جزئی

kar-bard-e jaz-ee

FISuomi

osittainen sovellus

o-si-tai-nen so-vel-lus

FRFrançais

application partielle

ap-li-ka-syon par-thee-el

GUGU

ભાગીય ઉપયોગ

bha-gi-ya u-pa-yog

HAHA

tattara na amfani

tat-ta-ra na am-fa-ni

HEעברית

יישום חלקי

ya-shem cha-le-ki

HIहिन्दी

आंशिक अनुप्रयोग

aansh-ik an-u-pra-yog

HUMagyar

részleges alkalmazás

res-z-le-ges al-ko-ma-z-as

IDBahasa Indonesia

aplikasi sebagian

ap-li-ka-si se-ba-gian

IGIG

nkwu dị iche

n-k-wu di i-che

ITItaliano

applicazione parziale

ap-pli-ka-tsi-o-ne par-tsee-ale

JA日本語

部分適用

ぶぶんてきよう

KKKK

жасау мақсаты

ja-sau ma-k-sa-ty

KMKM

ការប្រើប្រាស់ផ្នែក

ka-ra-b-ra-sa-s-ph-naek

KO한국어

부분 적용

bu-bun jeok-yong

MRMR

भागीयुक्त वापर

bha-gi-yu-kt va-par

MSBahasa Melayu

permohonan separa

per-mo-han se-pa-ra

MYမြန်မာ

ပိုင်း တပ်ဆင်

poing ta-pshin

NLNederlands

gedeeltelijke toepassing

ge-deel-te-li-ke to-pa-s-sing

NONorsk

delvis anvendelse

del-vis an-ven-del-se

PAPA

ਖਿੱਸਾ ਅ gelt

khis-sa a-gelt

PLPolski

częściowe zastosowanie

chen-szee-owe za-sto-so-wa-nie

PTPortuguês

aplicação parcial

ap-li-ka-şão par-thee-al

RORomână

aplicare parțială

ap-li-ka-re par-tee-al-a

RUРусский

частичная привязка

chast-tchi-na pri-vyaz-ka

SVSvenska

delvis tillämpning

del-vis till-a-mp-ning

SWKiswahili

utumiaji wa sehemu

u-tu-mia-ji wa se-he-mu

TAதமிழ்

பகுதி적 பயன்பாடு

pa-gthi-chak pa-ya-na-padu

TEతెలుగు

భాగిక అనువర్తనం

bha-gi-ka an-u-var-thanam

THไทย

การใช้งานบางส่วน

garan-ngan-bang-son

TLTL

partikular na aplikasyon

par-ti-ku-lar na ap-li-ka-syon

TRTürkçe

kısmi uygulama

kis-mi yu-val-la-ma

UKУкраїнська

часткове застосування

chast-ko-ve za-st-so-vannya

URاردو

حصصی درخواست

his-si dar-khasht

VITiếng Việt

ứng dụng một phần

ung-dung mot phan

YOYO

apẹẹ́rọ́ ẹ̀tọ́

a-pe-e-ro e-to

ZH中文

部分应用

bùfèn yìngyòng

ZUZU

ukusetshwa kwesifunda

u-ku-se-tsh-wa k-we-si-funda

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currying function composition higher order function closure lambda calculus functional programming

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