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Meaning of GENERATE

Pronunciation:  'jenu`reyt

Matching Terms:  Generation, generation time, generational, Generative, generator, Generatrix

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 Definition: 

To produce something according to an algorithm or program or set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of the execution of an algorithm or program.

The opposite of parse.

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