metacircularity

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|comptheory}} The property of an [[interpreter]] that is written in the same [[programming language]] that it [[interpret]]s, and that exploits [[homoiconicity]] to reuse the existing facilities of the parent interpreter rather than [[reimplement]]ing them.

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