Metatable
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metatable is a noun meaning (programming, Lua) A table (of key-value pairs) associated with another object, which uses the functions (or other data) it contains to define the behaviour of that object under certain conditions.
Meaning
(programming, Lua) A table (of key-value pairs) associated with another object, which uses the functions (or other data) it contains to define the behaviour of that object under certain conditions.
Word Forms
- metatables
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include table, vtable, metafunction, vftable, template, type.
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