homoiconicity

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How do you pronounce homoiconicity?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhəʊ.məʊˌaɪ.kɒˈnɪ.sɪ.ti/.

What does homoiconicity mean?

A property of some programming languages, in which the primary representation of programs is also a data structure in a primitive type of the language itself.

Where does homoiconicity come from?

Etymology tree English homoiconic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English -icity English homoiconicity From homoiconic (“self-representing”) + -icity.

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