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

Every once in a while, you let a word or phrase out and you want to catch it and bring it back. You can't do that. It's gone, gone forever.
Dan Quayle