"metaprogramming" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From meta- + programming. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|programming}} meta- + programming Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} metaprogramming (uncountable)
  1. (programming) The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform part of the task during runtime that would otherwise be performed during compile time. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Programming Hypernyms: computer programming, programming Hyponyms: template metaprogramming Related terms: metaprogram Translations (writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data): metaprogramování [neuter] (Czech), metaohjelmointi (Finnish), მეტაპროგრამირება (meṭaṗrogramireba) (Georgian), Metaprogrammierung [feminine] (German), metaprogramação [feminine] (Portuguese)
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