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"plural"
]
}
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"en:Programming"
],
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"In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold."
],
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"fold",
"fold"
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],
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"(computing, programming) In functional programming, a kind of higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold."
],
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"engineering",
"mathematics",
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"General-American"
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"Received-Pronunciation"
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}
],
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}
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