quine
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the name of the logician Willard van Orman Quine, via Douglas Hofstadter.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
quine (plural quines)
- (computing) A program that produces its own source code as output.
Verb [edit]
quine (third-person singular simple present quines, present participle quining, simple past and past participle quined)
- (philosophy) To deny the existence or significance of something obviously real or important.
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Scots [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Variant of quean, cognate with English queen.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kwəin/
Noun [edit]
quine (plural quines)
