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to transduce

to transduce

9.9
To process a stream or list by combining small steps in one pass without making temporary lists
  • verb
  • /trænˈdjus/
  • Specialized
translation icon : transducir
  • The library provides tools that allow developers to transduce streams of data without creating unnecessary intermediate collections.

Examples

  • In functional programming, you can use a transducer to transduce a sequence of values into a new array efficiently.

  • So if you give me a list of inputs, transduce will make a list of outputs.

  • There is nothing supernatural or anti-materialist about any of this: once data from a range of different sources has been transduced into the system's codes, the data processor is able to manipulate it to achieve an unexpected but rational outcome.

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  • By applying a transducer, you can transduce multiple inputs into a single output in a seamless manner.

Synonyms

to convert
vsto transduce
65 3.7

Change something so it works in a different system

is a specialized streaming single-pass transformation that avoids creating intermediate collections

Surface Forms

transduce infinitive
transduced past
transduced past participle
transducing present participle
transduces third person singular

Morphology

transduce = trans + duce

The programming sense depends on the technical concept 'transducer' and a specialized usage in computer science that is not predictable from 'trans-' + 'duce' for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Transduce comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and ducere 'to lead', the same root you see in produce and conduct. In computing it means to 'lead' data across a change, sending a stream through a small series of steps so the input becomes a new stream in one go.