metaprogram

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noun

A thinking pattern which determines what information a person takes note of and what information they screen out.

OriginEnglish program ← Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) →
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Meanings

nounmetaprogram (plural metaprograms)

plural metaprograms · alternative metaprogramme

  1. neurolinguistic programmingA thinking pattern which determines what information a person takes note of and what information they screen out.
  2. computingA computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  2. Ancient Greekμετᾰ- (metă-)
  3. Englishmeta-
  4. Englishprogram
  5. Englishmetaprogram

From meta- + program.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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