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metacircularity

metacircularity noun: the property of an interpreter that is written in the same programming language that it interprets, and that exploits homoiconicity to reuse the existing facilities of the parent interpreter rather than reimplementing them.

Noun

metacircularity (uncountable)

  1. The property of an interpreter that is written in the same programming language that it interprets, and that exploits homoiconicity to reuse the existing facilities of the parent interpreter rather than reimplementing them.

Origin of metacircularity

From meta- + circularity.

Questions about metacircularity

What does metacircularity mean?
Metacircularity means the property of an interpreter that is written in the same programming language that it interprets, and that exploits homoiconicity to reuse the existing facilities of the parent interpreter rather than reimplementing them.
What part of speech is metacircularity?
Metacircularity is a noun.

Words near metacircularity in the dictionary

  1. metacingulum
  2. metacinnabar
  3. metacinnabarite
  4. metacinnabarites
  5. metacircular
  6. metacircularity
  7. metacism
  8. metacisms
  9. metacitation
  10. metacitations
  11. metaclass

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