quasiquote

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verb

To enclose (a text fragment within source code) in a special markup that allows it to be separately parsed to yield a computed output value.

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Meanings

verbquasiquote (third-person singular simple present quasiquotes, present participle quasiquoting, simple past and past participle quasiquoted)

present singular third person quasiquotes · participle present quasiquoting · participle past quasiquoted · past quasiquoted

  1. transitivecomputingTo enclose (a text fragment within source code) in a special markup that allows it to be separately parsed to yield a computed output value.

Origin

From quasi- + quote.

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APA

quasiquote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasiquote

MLA

“quasiquote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasiquote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quasiquote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quasiquote.

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