Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ousterhout's dichotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ouster-hout's di-choto-my
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The tendency for high-level programming languages to fall into one of two groups: systems programming languages and scripting languages.

Etymology

Introduced by computer scientist John Ousterhout.

Phrases

programming in the large programming in the small

Frequently Paired Words

programming in the large programming in the small

Questions

What does ousterhout's dichotomy mean?: The tendency for high-level programming languages to fall into one of two groups: systems programming languages and scripting languages.
Where does ousterhout's dichotomy come from?: Introduced by computer scientist John Ousterhout.

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