Composition Glossary

Browse 7 composition terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

7 Composition Terms

Chain
A sequence of connected operations, handlers, or transformations in which the output or effect of one step feeds the next. Chains appear in middleware...
Child Component
A component rendered inside another component and treated as part of its composition tree. Child components often receive data, callbacks, or context from...
Composable Function
A function designed so its output or behavior can be cleanly combined with other functions to build larger behaviors without tight coupling. Composable...
Composite
A structure or design pattern in which simple and complex objects are treated through the same interface by composing smaller parts into larger wholes. The...
Compound Component
A component pattern in which several related child components work together under a shared parent and context to form one higher-level widget. Compound...
Point-Free Style
A programming style in functional languages where functions are defined by composing other functions without explicitly mentioning their arguments — e.g.,...
Skill Composition
The combination of multiple capabilities or specialized skills into a larger workflow so an AI system can solve more complex tasks. Skill composition is...

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