generic programming
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(programming)A programming technique which aims to make
programs more adaptable by making them more general. Generic
programs often embody non-traditional kinds of polymorphism;
ordinary programs are obtained from them by suitably
instantiating their parameters. In contrast with normal
programs, the parameters of a generic programs are often quite
rich in structure. For example they may be other programs,
types or type constructors or even programming
paradigms.