[dragonwriter]

"Argument deferral" of the type you describe (like partial application, for that matter) is something currying can be used to achieve, but is not what currying is.

So, even if it was proposed when "currying" wasn't well established as the name for currying, it wouldn't be a particularly good choice.

[jonlachlan]

I agree, I've revisited my position. Argument deferral and partial application (my term: argument presetting) is something that currying can achieve, but it's not what currying is.