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Reification (computer science)

In computer science, reification is the process by which an abstract idea about a program is turned into an explicit data model or other object created in a programming language. A computable/addressable object—a resource—is created in a system as a proxy for a non computable/addressable object. By means of reification, something that was previously…

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Reflective programming languages

Data reification vs. data refinement

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Reification (computer science)

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reification data language languages rdf programming used relationship system person statement object instance one example reified conceptual reifies information member

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