# applicative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈplɪkətɪv/

## Definitions
1. Having practical application; applicable.
2. Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
3. Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

## Etymology
From applicate + -ive.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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