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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T23:54:11+00:00 2026-05-25T23:54:11+00:00

I seem to remember there being a special name for a function whose output

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I seem to remember there being a special name for a function whose output is always identical to its input, e.g.:

var whatsMyName = function (a) {
    return a;
};

Does anyone know what such a function — which, in practice, is pretty pointless — is called?

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    2026-05-25T23:54:12+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 11:54 pm

    It’s the identity function.

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