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Complete Definition of "quine"

English
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Etymology
From the name of the logician w:Willard Van Orman Quine|Willard van Orman Quine, via w:Douglas Hofstadter|Douglas Hofstadter.

Pronunciation
(US) SAMPA|/kwaIn/

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. computing A program that produces its own source code as output.

See also
Quine in the Jargon File

Scots

Etymology
Variant of quean, cognate with English queen.

Pronunciation
IPA|/kw�in/

Noun
sco-noun

  1. Doric dialect young woman, girl, daughter

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