OCaml

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/oʊˈkæməl/

proper noun

A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language based on the Caml dialect of ML.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computer languagesA general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language based on the Caml dialect of ML.

    Minsky, a computer science PhD, convinced his employer 10 years ago to rewrite the company’s entire trading system in OCaml.

    2015 April 2, James Somers, “Toolkits for the Mind”, in MIT Technology Review

Origin

Short from its former name, Objective Caml.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

comalColmacloam
Cite this entry
APA

OCaml. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OCaml

MLA

“OCaml.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OCaml. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “OCaml,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OCaml.

Source: OCaml on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.