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flatten - To remove structural information, especially to filter something with an implicit tree structure into a simple sequence of leaves; also tends to imply mapping to flat ASCII. "This code flattens an expression with parentheses into an equivalent canonical form."

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No references found			It is a pity some great ruin does not fall in and flatten out some of these reptiles, and scare their kind out of ever giving their names to fame upon any walls or monuments again, forever. The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context He went roaring and resentful; but in the very center of the clearing his voice was suddenly hushed and Tarzan saw the great head lower and flatten out, the body crouch and the long tail quiver, as the beast slunk cautiously toward the trees upon the opposite side. Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context And then he would have another try, and, at the second blow, the nail would go clean through the plaster, and half the hammer after it, and Uncle Podger be precipitated against the wall with force nearly sufficient to flatten his nose. Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog) by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context			flat-top antenna flat-top boom flat-top response flat-turret lathe flatbed laser scanning flatbed plotter flatbed press flatbed scanner flatbed truck flatboat flatcar flatfish Flatfoot flathead Flathead County flathead dormer Flathead Lake Flathead National Forest Flathead River flathead rivet Flatman, Thomas flatness problem flatpack flats Flatt, Lester flatten flatten layers Flattening flattening test flatter Flattery Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Flattery, Cape flattie flatting flatting agent flatting down flatting oil flatulence flatulent flatus flatwood flatworm Flaubert Flaubert, Gustave flaunch flautist flavan flavanol flavanone flavescence			FlatPlanet flatrack Flatrack Aircraft Interface Kit flats flats flats flats flats flats flats Flats Remote Encoding System Flats Sequencing System Flats Sorting Machine Flats Tub Flatscreen Flatscreen flatscreen TV flatscreen TV Flatshare Flatt, Lester Flattax Flattax flatted flatted flatted flatted flatted flatted flatted cargo Flatted fifth flatten flatten layers flatten layers flatten layers flatten out flatten out flattened flattened flattened flattened affect flattened out flattened out flattened out flattener flattener flattener flatteners flatteners flatteners flattening flattening flattening Flattening of affect Flattening of the yield curve Flattening of the Yield Curves flattening out flattening out flattening out Flattening oven flattening test flattens

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