applicative

adj

1. Having practical application; applicable.
2. Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.
3. Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

noun

1. A grammatical construct that casts a peripheral noun phrase as direct object.

   “It remains a puzzle why some languages allow multiple applicatives while others prohibit them. In Salish, examples of multiple applicatives are attested in Columbian, Lushootseed, Tillamook, and the three Northern Interior languages.”