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Wizard Book

Wizard Book proper noun: structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1985), a notable computer science textbook that teaches fundamental principles of computer programming, including recursion, abstraction, modularity, and programming language design and implementation.

Proper noun

the Wizard Book

  1. (slang) Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1985), a notable computer science textbook that teaches fundamental principles of computer programming, including recursion, abstraction, modularity, and programming language design and implementation.

Origin of Wizard Book

The textbook was published with an image of a wizard as the cover art.

Questions about Wizard Book

What does Wizard Book mean?
Wizard Book means structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1985), a notable computer science textbook that teaches fundamental principles of computer programming, including recursion, abstraction, modularity, and programming language design and implementation.
What part of speech is Wizard Book?
Wizard Book is a proper noun.

Words near Wizard Book in the dictionary

  1. Wixárika
  2. Wixárikas
  3. Wiyot
  4. wiz
  5. wizard
  6. Wizard Book
  7. wizard hat
  8. wizard hats
  9. wizard mode
  10. Wizard of Oz
  11. Wizard of Oz experiment

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