metaprogramming
noun
metaprogramming is spelled M-E-T-A-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-N-G: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, metaprogramming means “The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform operations at runtime that…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in metaprogramming?
| Letters | 15: M-E-T-A-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is metaprogramming?
Metaprogramming appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does metaprogramming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform operations at runtime that would typically be done at compile time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Metaprogramming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense writing of computer programs that write or manipulate programs as data:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Metaprogrammierung |
| Portuguese | metaprogramação |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does metaprogramming come from?
From meta- + programming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).