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Who appointed the term Multiton originally? I am referring to a variation of the singleton pattern: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiton_pattern

Why the word “Multiton”? That’s not a real English word. Isn’t it?

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Because it's a generalization of the Singleton pattern, which just allows one instance of a class. Singleton by the way is also a mathematical term. As far as I know, it's not a proper english word and we don't know the first person who used this term.

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  • Are you saying that: Singleton = Single + Ton, and thus, Multiton = Multi + Ton??? – YAA Nov 09 '11 at 18:23
  • In mathematics a singleton set is a set with just one value, for example X = { 5 }. Therefore yes, although the mathematical term multiton does not exist. – decden Nov 09 '11 at 18:28
  • I know understand the origin of the word Multiton, but who baptized the pattern with that name anyway? Is there any book, author that I can take as a reference? – YAA Nov 09 '11 at 19:13