One entry found for -tuple. Main Entry: -tu·ple Pronunciation: "t&-p&l, "tü- Function: noun combining form Etymology: quintuple, sextuple : set of (so many) elements -- usually used of sets with ordered elements <the ordered 2-tuple (a, b)> Ordered sets - like a hash in perl or an associative array. A tuplespace sounds like a shared memory implementation of this... aloha, dave