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Michiel Helvensteijn <[log in to unmask]>
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On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Michiel Helvensteijn
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>> "map" ("mapping") is the usual term.
>
> I think "map" is taken. Though it beats me why "map" isn't actually
> called "foreach", or somesuch. :-)

Correction, I'm pretty sure I know why the name was chosen:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_(higher-order_function)

But the functional programming concept doesn't really fit the expl3
concept, except for token lists.

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