Associations to the word «Quine»

Wiktionary

QUINE, noun. (computing) A program that produces its own source code as output.
QUINE, verb. (philosophy) To deny the existence or significance of something obviously real or important.
QUINE, verb. To append something to a quotation of itself.

Dictionary definition

QUINE, noun. United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley