English Explanatory Dictionary

metatable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A table (of key-value pairs) associated with another object, which uses the functions (or other data) it contains to define the behaviour of that object under certain conditions.

Word forms

metatable metatables

Etymology

From meta- + table.

Related words

object-oriented programming
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