structural recursion
The process of transforming an expression by expressing its structure as a
syntax tree and applying a certain transformation rule to each kind of node,
starting from the top. Rules for non-leaf nodes will normally return a result
which depends on applying the rules recursively to its sub-nodes. Examples
include syntax analysis, code generation, abstract interpretation and program
transformation.
(1995-01-11)
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