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tuple.

A finite sequence of terms.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʊpəl/UK/ˈt͡ʃuːpəl/UK/ˈtjuːpəl/UK/ˈtʌpəl/UK
  1. A finite sequence of terms.

  2. A single row in a relational database.

  3. A set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.

  4. 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.
Where this word comes from

From the ending of the words quintuple, sextuple; from Latin -plus.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.