tuple

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

n-tuple

record

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʊpəl/

Etymology

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