YES ignored inputs: (COMMENT completed version of Example 5 of [ FR12 , doi:10.1007/978-3-642-31585-5_21 ] ) NRS: [ (0): a#X |- (lam [a](app <[]X,a>)) -> []X, (1): |- (app <(bot <>),[]Y>) -> (bot <>), (2): |- (lam [a](bot <>)) -> (bot <>) ] Check confluence by parallel closed criterion left-linear uniform BCPs: (0 on 0(out)): { a#X_1 |- < []X_1 <= (lam [a](app <[]X_1,a>)) => []X_1 >, b#X_1,a#X_1 |- < [(a b)]X_1 <= (lam [b](app <[]X_1,b>)) => []X_1 > } (1 on 0(in)): { |- < (lam [a](bot <>)) <= (lam [a](app <(bot <>),a>)) => (bot <>) >, |- < (lam [b](bot <>)) <= (lam [b](app <(bot <>),b>)) => (bot <>) > } (1 on 1(out)): { |- < (bot <>) <= (app <(bot <>),[]Y_1>) => (bot <>) > } (2 on 2(out)): { |- < (bot <>) <= (lam [a](bot <>)) => (bot <>) >, |- < (bot <>) <= (lam [b](bot <>)) => (bot <>) > } all BCPs are parallel closed result: YES time: 4 msec.