Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befunge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-funge
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An esoteric programming language in which programs are arranged on a two-dimensional grid, and the flow of control can be sent in different directions.

Etymology

Derived from a typing error for before in an online conversation.

Questions

What does befunge mean?: An esoteric programming language in which programs are arranged on a two-dimensional grid, and the flow of control can be sent in different directions.
Where does befunge come from?: Derived from a typing error for before in an online conversation.

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