# metaprogram

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A thinking pattern which determines what information a person takes note of and what information they screen out.
2. A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.

## Etymology
From meta- + program.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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