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reflective programming

reflective programming noun: a paradigm that enables a program to examine, introspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.

Noun

reflective programming (uncountable)

  1. A paradigm that enables a program to examine, introspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.

Questions about reflective programming

What does reflective programming mean?
Reflective programming means a paradigm that enables a program to examine, introspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.
What part of speech is reflective programming?
Reflective programming is a noun.

Words near reflective programming in the dictionary

  1. reflectionless
  2. reflectionlessly
  3. reflectionlessness
  4. reflections
  5. reflective
  6. reflective programming
  7. reflectively
  8. reflectiveness
  9. reflectivenesses
  10. reflectives
  11. reflectivism

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