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{{Short description|Style of computer programming}}
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'''Generic programming''' is a style of [[computer programming]] in which [[algorithm]]s are written in terms of [[data type]]s ''to-be-specified-later'' that are then ''instantiated'' when needed for specific types provided as [[Parameter (computer programming)|parameters]]. This approach, pioneered in the [[programming language]] [[ML (programming language)|ML]] in 1973,<ref name="Lee2008">
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====Templates in C++====
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C++ uses templates to enable generic programming techniques. The C++ Standard Library includes the [[Standard Template Library]] or STL that provides a framework of templates for common data structures and algorithms. Templates in C++ may also be used for [[template metaprogramming]], which is a way of pre-evaluating some of the code at compile-time rather than [[Run time (program lifecycle phase)|run-time]]. Using template specialization, C++ Templates are [[Turing complete]].
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