literate programming

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|programming}} A [[programming]] [[paradigm]] in which a program is given as an [[explanation]] of the program [[logic]] in a [[natural language]] (such as [[English]]), [[intersperse]]d with [[snippet]]s of [[macro]]s and [[traditional]] [[source code]], from which [[compilable]] [[representation]] can be generated.

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