Haskell

== English == === Alternative forms === Hascall, Heiskell === Etymology === The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related to the above. As a Jewish surname, from Khaskl, a Yiddish form of Yeḥezqel, see Ezekiel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæskəl/ Rhymes: -æskəl === Proper noun === Haskell A surname. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the Old Norse given name Áskell. A Jewish surname derived from the equivalent of English Ezekiel. A male given name transferred from the surname. (computer languages) A general-purpose purely functional programming language with support for recursive functions and pattern matching. A city, the county seat of Haskell County, Texas, United States. ==== Derived terms ==== Haskeller Haskell County ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Haskell (programming language) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia