Function Word

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
FW
Pronunciation
/ˈfəŋkʃən wərd/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Assembly

Examples in Context

  1. A function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase.
  2. Japan and Canada's Chinese Dictionary, in the function word to explain the usage and meaning, the reference to the book in many places.
  3. A function word having different uses in different languages.
  4. An uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences.
  5. He habitually says the function word " ah " whenever he is about to speak.

Other meanings of FW