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Befunge

Befunge proper noun: an esoteric programming language in which programs are arranged on a two-dimensional grid, and the flow of control can be sent in different directions.

Proper noun

Befunge

  1. An esoteric programming language in which programs are arranged on a two-dimensional grid, and the flow of control can be sent in different directions.

Origin of Befunge

Derived from a typing error for before in an online conversation.

Questions about Befunge

What does Befunge mean?
Befunge means an esoteric programming language in which programs are arranged on a two-dimensional grid, and the flow of control can be sent in different directions.
What part of speech is Befunge?
Befunge is a proper noun.

Words near Befunge in the dictionary

  1. befuddlers
  2. befuddles
  3. befuddling
  4. befuddlingly
  5. befuddlings
  6. Befunge
  7. befunolol
  8. befur
  9. befuraline
  10. befurbelow
  11. befurbelowed

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