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dialecting

dialecting noun: the creation of domain-specific languages within an existing programming language.

Noun

dialecting (uncountable)

  1. The creation of domain-specific languages within an existing programming language.
    • REBOL's unique dialecting capability enables information to flow automatically over managed, encrypted, and authenticated connections.2007, Jessica Keyes, X Internet: The Executable and Extendable Internet, page 133

Origin of dialecting

From dialect + -ing.

Questions about dialecting

What does dialecting mean?
Dialecting means the creation of domain-specific languages within an existing programming language.
What part of speech is dialecting?
Dialecting is a noun.

Words near dialecting in the dictionary

  1. dialecticism
  2. dialecticisms
  3. dialectick
  4. dialecticks
  5. dialectics
  6. dialecting
  7. dialectised
  8. dialectism
  9. dialectisms
  10. dialectization
  11. dialectless

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