-tuple

¹ British

combining form

indicating a set of the number specified

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tuple ² British

/ ˈtʌpəl, ˈtjʊpəl /

noun

computing a row of values in a relational database

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This is a little bit like Yale computer science professor David Gelertner‘s concept of the “tuple space,” where we are able to find just the bits we need in a dynamic environment.

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