reflective programming

noun

A paradigm that enables a program to examine, introspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.

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Meanings

nounreflective programming (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA paradigm that enables a program to examine, introspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.
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