Hindley-Milner type system

== English == === Etymology === First described by J. Roger Hindley and later rediscovered by Robin Milner. === Noun === Hindley-Milner type system (plural Hindley-Milner type systems) (computing theory) A classical type system for the lambda calculus with parametric polymorphism, notable for its completeness and its ability to infer the most general type of a given program without programmer-supplied type annotations or other hints. ==== Derived terms ==== HM