applicative

Having practical application; applicable.

Of a programming language: using successive functional transformations on data to arrive at a result.

Involving the application of an operator on an operand.

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.