Fp

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

  FP
       
          1. {functional programming}.
       
          2. {floating-point}.
       


          3. Functional Programming.  A {combinator}-based {functional
          language} by John Backus stressing the use of {higher-order
          function}s.
       
          Implementation by Andy Valencia.
          {(ftp://apple.com/comp.sources.Unix/volume13)}.
       
          See also {FFP}, {FL}, {IFP}, {Berkeley FP}.
       
          ["Can Programming be Liberated From the von Neumann Style?  A
          Functional Style and Its Algebra of Programs", John Backus,
          1977 Turing Award Lecture, CACM 21(8):165-180 (Aug 1978)].
       
          4.  {Function Point}.
       
          (1995-03-12)