"metaprogram" meaning in All languages combined

See metaprogram on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metaprograms [plural], metaprogramme [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English program English metaprogram From meta- + program. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|meta-|program|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English program English metaprogram [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μετᾰ́", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μετᾰ-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "meta-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "program", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "metaprogram", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="metaprogram"> From meta- + program. Head templates: {{en-noun}} metaprogram (plural metaprograms)
  1. (neurolinguistic programming) A thinking pattern which determines what information a person takes note of and what information they screen out.
    Sense id: en-metaprogram-en-noun-9wy9zkT~
  2. (programming) A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.
    Sense id: en-metaprogram-en-noun-7kZ3XidO Categories (other): Programming, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 38 62 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metaprogramming

Inflected forms

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