Functional Programming

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FP
Pronunciation
/ˈfəŋkʃənəl ˈproʊˌgræmɪŋ/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. To demonstrate the functional programming elements of map and reduce, this article used the Scheme shell.
  2. This is a powerful feature common in functional programming languages.
  3. This is another functional programming construct.
  4. It was inspired by the functional programming aspects of Lisp and other functional languages.
  5. The work from lambda calculus was used to develop functional programming languages, such as Lisp and Scheme.

Other meanings of FP