metaprogram

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *meth₂?
Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ)
Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor.
English meta-
English program
English metaprogram

    From meta- + program.

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    Noun

    metaprogram (plural metaprograms)

    1. (programming) A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at run time that would otherwise be done at compile-time.
    2. (neuro-linguistic programming) A cognitive framework that shapes which information an individual attends to and which information they filter out.

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    References

    • "Practical NLP for Managers", Ian McDermott, p. 159.
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