Gnisrap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈnaɪsɹæp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gnisrap is a noun meaning (programming) The cognitive process of creating a mental model of a computer program by reading the code.
Meaning
(programming) The cognitive process of creating a mental model of a computer program by reading the code.
Example Sentences
A similar account is offered by the ‘parsing/gnisrap’ theory of computer programming Green et al. (1987). Programming, they argue, involves two processes: parsing, the generation of external code structures from internal cognitive structures, and gnisrap (the reverse of parsing), which involves the recreation of internal structures from code during code comprehension.
Antonyms for gnisrap
Common opposites include parsing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coding, programming, bioprogram, code, load-and-go, reification.
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