automatic programming

noun

The automated derivation of a computer program, or program fragment, from a higher-level representation of requirements, behavior, constraints, examples, or intent, with the objective of reducing the amount of implementation detail that must be explicitly supplied by a human programmer.

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Meanings

nounautomatic programming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe automated derivation of a computer program, or program fragment, from a higher-level representation of requirements, behavior, constraints, examples, or intent, with the objective of reducing the amount of implementation detail that must be explicitly supplied by a human programmer.
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