GNU bug report logs - #17623
24.4.50; incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions'

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 23:55:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.4.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: 17623 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17623: 24.4.50;	incorrect example for `apply-partially' in (elisp) `Calling Functions'
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 12:32:44 -0700 (PDT)

>      It is common for Lisp functions to accept functions as arguments or
>   find them in data structures (especially in hook variables and property
>   lists) and call them using `funcall' or `apply'.  Functions that accept
>   function arguments are often called "functionals".
>      Sometimes, when you call a functional, ...

No, they are not "often" called functionals.  They are far more commonly
called "higher-order functions", especially in the context of programming.
FWIW, I suggest you replace "functional" with that more recognizable term.
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