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Mutatable vs Metatable - What's the difference?

mutatable | metatable |

As an adjective mutatable

is capable of undergoing mutation.

As a noun metatable is

(computing|programming|lua) a table (of key-value pairs) containing references to functions that dictate certain behaviours of an object.

mutatable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of undergoing mutation.
    • a mutatable vowel

    metatable

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing, programming, Lua) A table (of key-value pairs) containing references to functions that dictate certain behaviours of an object.

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