functional : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: functional	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for functional
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
functional adj designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture" Antonym(s): nonfunctional involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness" Antonym(s): organic relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis" fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order" Synonym(s): functional, usable, useable, operable, operational designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture" (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" Synonym(s): running(a), operative, functional, working(a)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Functional \Func"tional\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty; official. 2. (Physiol.) Pertaining to the function of an organ or part, or to the functions in general. {Functional* disease} (Med.), a disease of which the symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
functional 1. Working correctly. 2. Pertaining to {functional programming}. 3. {higher-order function}.