metafunction

noun — 3 senses

metafunction

noun

Etymology From meta- + function.

1

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A construct that performs a mapping between entities at compile time.

3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A group of grammatical systems that make meanings of a related kind.

Related terms
metafunctional

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