homoiconicity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A property of some programming languages, in which the primary representation of programs is also a data structure in a primitive type of the language itself.

Pronunciation

/ˌhəʊ.məʊˌaɪ.kɒˈnɪ.sɪ.ti/ en-uk-homoiconicity.ogg

Word forms

homoiconicity

Etymology

From homoiconic (“self-representing”) + -icity.

Related words

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