Deforestation

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deforestation
       n 1: the state of being clear of trees
       2: the removal of trees [syn: {disforestation}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:



  deforestation
       
           A technique invented by {Phil Wadler} for
          eliminating intermediate data structures built and passed
          between composed functions in {function languages}.
       
          (1997-06-21)