What is the role and application of tuples in programming?

Tuples in programming are immutable ordered collections of elements that can contain objects of different types.

The role and application of tuples:

• Data grouping: allows combining multiple values into one structure without creating a separate class.
• Returning multiple values from a function: convenient for returning several results at once.
• Immutability: tuples cannot be changed after creation, ensuring data safety.

Example in Python:

def min_max(numbers):
    return (min(numbers), max(numbers))

result = min_max([3, 1, 4, 2])
print(result)  # (1, 4)

Here, the function returns a tuple of two values — the minimum and maximum.