<s>
In	O
the	O
classification	O
of	O
programming	O
languages	O
,	O
an	O
applicative	B-Application
programming	I-Application
language	I-Application
is	O
built	O
out	O
of	O
functions	O
applied	O
to	O
arguments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applicative	B-Application
languages	I-Application
are	O
functional	B-Language
,	O
and	O
applicative	O
is	O
often	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
synonym	O
for	O
functional	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
concatenative	B-Language
languages	I-Language
can	O
be	O
functional	B-Language
,	O
while	O
not	O
being	O
applicative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
semantics	B-Application
of	O
applicative	B-Application
languages	I-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
beta	O
reduction	O
of	O
terms	O
,	O
and	O
side	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
mutation	O
of	O
state	B-Application
are	O
not	O
permitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lisp	B-Language
and	O
ML	B-Language
are	O
applicative	B-Application
programming	I-Application
languages	I-Application
.	O
</s>
