dialecting

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noun

The creation of domain-specific languages within an existing programming language.

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Meanings

noundialecting (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingThe creation of domain-specific languages within an existing programming language.

    REBOL's unique dialecting capability enables information to flow automatically over managed, encrypted, and authenticated connections.

    2007, Jessica Keyes, X Internet: The Executable and Extendable Internet, page 133

Origin

From dialect + -ing.

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dialecting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialecting

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“dialecting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialecting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dialecting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dialecting.

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