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== Metaprogramming == Computers follow programs, sets of instructions in a formal language. The development of a [[programming language]] involves the use of a metalanguage. The act of working with metalanguages in programming is known as ''[[metaprogramming]]''. [[Backus–Naur form]], developed in the 1960s by John Backus and Peter Naur, is one of the earliest metalanguages used in computing. Examples of modern-day programming languages which commonly find use in metaprogramming include [[ML (programming language)|ML]], [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]], [[m4 (computer language)|m4]], and [[Yacc]].
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