Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metasyntactic variable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-syn-tac-tic -vari-able
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A conventional variable name used for an unspecified entity whose exact nature depends on context.

Example Sentences

"Use metasyntactic variables like foo and bar when you need a name but the particular name doesn't matter."

Inflected Forms

metasyntactic variables (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

foo bar baz quux fnord fum shme zot

Questions

What does metasyntactic variable mean?: A conventional variable name used for an unspecified entity whose exact nature depends on context.

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