Word Explorer

Metaprogramming

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Metaprogramming"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
metaprogramnoun(programming) A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.
metaprogrammernoun(programming) One who uses the technique of metaprogramming.
template metaprogrammingnoun(programming) A form of metaprogramming in which templates are used by a compiler to generate temporary source code, which is then merged with the rest of the source code and recompiled.
programmingnoun(computing) The act of writing a computer program.
macroprogrammingnoun(computing) The creation of macros and macroinstructions, and the writing of programs using them.
computer programmingnoun(programming) The process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs.
uniprogrammingnoun(computing) The execution of a single program at a time.
metacompilationnoun(computing theory) A computation which involves metasystem transitions from a computing machine to a metamachine which controls, analyzes and imitates the work of the original machine.
preprocessornoun(computing) program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
metacompilernoun(computing) A compiler used to construct compilers for other programming languages.
systems programmingnoun(computing) The activity of programming system software (e.g. operating systems, as opposed to applications).
reprogrammingnoun(computing) The process of changing the programming of a system or device
microprogrammernounA programmer who develops microprograms.
generic programmingnoun(programming) A style of computer programming in which algorithms are written in terms of to-be-specified-later types that are then instantiated when needed for specific types provided as parameters.
metacomputationnoun(computing theory) The transformation of computer programs based on their semantics.
metafunctionnoun(linguistics) A group of grammatical systems that make meanings of a related kind.
imperative programmingnoun(programming) a programming paradigm that describes the computation in statements
literate programmingnoun(programming) A programming paradigm in which a program is given as an explanation of the program logic in a natural language (such as English), interspersed with snippets of macros and traditional source code, from which compilable representation can be generated.
macrocodenoun(computing) Code written using macros.
programming languagenoun(programming) A code of reserved words and symbols used in computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to accomplish certain computing tasks.

🎨 Adjectives for "Metaprogramming"

Popular adjectives used to describe this word in books.

📝 Common Phrases with "Metaprogramming"

Words that come before

  • templatemetaprogramming
  • andmetaprogramming
  • ofmetaprogramming
  • themetaprogramming
  • formetaprogramming
  • ametaprogramming
  • inmetaprogramming

Words that come after

Translate “Metaprogramming” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

Home/Dictionary/Metaprogramming