Quine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 See also 2 Scots (Doric dialect) 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

from the name of the logician Willard van Orman Quine, via Douglas Hofstadter

Pronunciation

(US) SAMPA:/kwaIn/

Noun

quine

1. ((computing{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A program that produces its own source code as output.

See also

• Quine in the Jargon File

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Scots (Doric dialect)

Noun

1. A spelling indicating the Doric pronunciation of quean - a young woman or daughter.

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