metafunction

A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.

Noun

  1. A function which calls all the other functions of a certain program; the only function that can be called independently.
  2. A construct that performs a mapping between entities at compile time.
  3. A group of grammatical systems that make meanings of a related kind.

Origin

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English function English metafunction From meta- + function.

Forms

metafunctions

Related

metafunctional