tuple

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UK/ˈtʊpəl/UK/ˈt͡ʃuːpəl/UK/ˈtjuːpəl/UK/ˈtʌpəl/

noun

A finite sequence of terms.

“Unlike lists, tuples are not formed by consing.”

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Meanings

nountuple (plural tuples)

plural tuples

  1. mathematicsA finite sequence of terms.
  2. computingA single row in a relational database.
  3. computingA set of comma-separated values passed to a program or operating system as a parameter to a function call.
  4. computingA fixed-size container data type similar to a list that can hold different types of elements.

    Unlike lists, tuples are not formed by consing.

    1 more example

    Both Python and Haskell have a tuple data type as well as a list data type.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
n-tuple

Origin

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 多元組 /多元组
  • 多元組 /多元组 (duōyuánzǔ)in set theory
Czech uspořádaná n-tice
  • uspořádaná n-ticein set theory
Finnish monikko, monikko
  • monikkoin set theory
  • monikkosingle row in a database
  • monikkoset of values passed as a parameter
French uplet, n-uplet
  • upletin set theory
  • n-upletin set theory
  • n-upletset of values passed as a parameter
German Tupel, Tupel
  • Tupelin set theory
  • Tupelsingle row in a database
  • Tupelcontainer data type
Greek πλειάδα
  • πλειάδα (pleiáda)in set theory
Italian tupla
  • tuplain set theory
Japanese 組, タプル
  • 組 (kumi)in set theory
  • タプル (tapuru)single row in a database
  • 組 (kumi)single row in a database
  • タプル (tapuru)set of values passed as a parameter
Persian رتبیک
  • رتبیکin set theory
Polish krotka, krotka
  • krotkain set theory
  • krotkasingle row in a database
  • krotkaset of values passed as a parameter
  • krotkacontainer data type
Portuguese tupla
  • tuplain set theory
Russian корте́ж, за́пись
  • корте́ж (kortɛ́ž)in set theory
  • за́пись (zápisʹ)single row in a database
  • ряд (rjad)single row in a database
  • корте́ж (kortɛ́ž)single row in a database
  • строка́ (stroká)single row in a database
  • корте́ж (kortɛ́ž)set of values passed as a parameter
Spanish tupla
  • tuplain set theory
Swedish tupel, tipel
  • tupelin set theory
  • tipelin set theory
Welsh tŵpl, tŵpl
  • tŵplin set theory
  • tŵplsingle row in a database
  • tŵplset of values passed as a parameter
  • tŵplcontainer data type

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tuple

couplepupilsupplequadruplequintuplescruplepupaldupleuncouplesouplecentuplecupeloctuplesextuplethroupleundecuple
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Anagrams

pluteletup
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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