"metacomputation" meaning in All languages combined

See metacomputation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metacomputations [plural]
Etymology: meta- + computation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|computation}} meta- + computation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metacomputation (countable and uncountable, plural metacomputations)
  1. (computing theory) The transformation of computer programs based on their semantics. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Theory of computing

Inflected forms

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