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self-interpreter

noun

Etymology

From self- + interpreter.

  1. derived from interpretatio
  2. derived from interpretātus
  3. derived from interpretātōr
  4. derived from interpreteur
  5. inherited from interpreter
  6. prefixed as self-interpreter — “self + interpreter”

Definitions

  1. That which interprets itself.

  2. A metacircular interpreter where the host programming language is also the language being…

    A metacircular interpreter where the host programming language is also the language being interpreted.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for self-interpreter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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