tuple
A finite sequence of terms.
Noun
- A finite sequence of terms.
- A single row in a relational database.
- A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.
- A fixed-size container data type similar to a list that can hold different types of elements.
- Both Python and Haskell have a tuple data type as well as a list data type.
- Unlike lists, tuples are not formed by consing.
Origin
From the ending of the words quintuple, sextuple; from Latin -plus.