verb
introspect
Introspect (verb) means to think carefully about your own thoughts and feelings.
verb
1
To think carefully about your own thoughts and feelings.
2
To look closely inside or into something.
3
(computing) To check a program's own data while it runs, using type introspection.
"DynamicMBeanFacade uses Java's reflection API to introspect the managed resource and discover data type information for attributes."
— Java Enterprise Best Practices, O'Reilly (2002)
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Etymology
From Latin intrōspectus, past participle of intrōspiciō. By surface analysis, intro- + -spect.
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What is the meaning of introspect?
"introspect" (verb) means to think carefully about your own thoughts and feelings.
What are the different meanings of introspect?
"introspect" has 3 main meanings: 1. To think carefully about your own thoughts and feelings; 2. To look closely inside or into something; 3. (computing) To check a program's own data while it runs, using type introspection.
