"currying" meaning in English

See currying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/ [US], /ˈkʌɹi.ɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-currying.wav Forms: curryings [plural]
Etymology: Named after American mathematician Haskell Curry. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|mathematician||||}} mathematician, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Haskell Curry}} Haskell Curry, {{named-after|en|Haskell Curry|nat=American|occ=mathematician|wplink==}} Named after American mathematician Haskell Curry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} currying (countable and uncountable, plural curryings)
  1. (computing) The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing technique): Curry-muunnos (Finnish), curryfication (French), Currying [neuter] (German), Schönfinkeln [neuter] (German), rozwijanie funkcji (Polish), каррирование (karrirovanije) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-currying-en-noun-ufHRy9Xd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/ [US], /ˈkʌɹi.ɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-currying.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} currying
  1. present participle and gerund of curry Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: curry
    Sense id: en-currying-en-verb-VwE~YrXK
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Etymology number: 1

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