partiallyappliedfunction
nounA partially applied function is a function that already has some of its inputs filled in, so it only needs the rest.
By giving the add function the number 5, we made a partially applied function that just waits for one more number.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In functional programming, the result of fixing a few arguments of a function to create a new function with fewer parameters.
The partially applied function from multiply(2) doubles any number you give it.
3. A function value that remembers some arguments and waits for the remaining ones before it runs.
We stored the partially applied function and called it later with the missing value.
4. A technique used to make code reusable by creating specialized versions of a general function.
Using a partially applied function, the team built a custom logger from a general logging function.