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Meaning of metacircularity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

metacitation metaclass metaclassifier metacleavage metacluster metaclustering

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