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A '''concatenative programming language''' is a [[Point-free programming|point-free]] programming language in which all expressions denote [[Function (mathematics)|functions]] and the [[juxtaposition]]{{dn|date=May 2013}} of expressions denotes [[function composition]].<ref name="dobbscodetalk">[http://drdobbs.com/blogs/architecture-and-design/228701299 Christopher Diggins: What is a concatenative language]</ref> The combination of a compositional [[Semantics of programming languages|semantics]] with a [[Syntax of programming languages|syntax]] that mirrors such a semantics makes concatenative languages highly amenable to algebraic manipulation.<ref>[http://www.latrobe.edu.au/philosophy/phimvt/joy/j00rat.html Rationale for Joy, a functional language]</ref>

Much of the original work on concatenative language theory was carried out by [[Manfred von Thun]].