From: ES <ruby-ml@...>
Date: 2005-05-09T04:49:53+09:00
Subject: Re: [ETYMOLOGY] - Sterile Classes / Sterile Meta Classes


Le 8/5/2005, "Chris Pine" <glyconis@gmail.com> a �crit:
>On 5/8/05, Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@ruby-lang.org> wrote:
>> I'd like to emphasize the "per-object" attribute of the object.
>> Ideally, the term should be "xxxx class" where
>> 
>>   * xxxx describe the class is per-object.
>>   * xxxx is an adjective, or a noun that can be used like adjective.
>>   * we can call methods now we call "singleton methods" as xxxx
>>     methods for consistency.
>
>How about "self"?
>
>  "self class"
>  "self methods"
>  obj.self_class
>
>or "solo"?
>
>  "solo class"
>  "solo methods"
>  obj.solo_class

I would say to call it #id, but that is already taken :)
#ego might be a possibility, too. Then we have:

#idioclass, #idiom

idiom
  1) "form of speech peculiar to a people or place,"
     from M.Fr. idiome, from L.L. idioma

  2) "a peculiarity in language,"             <---------
     from Gk. idioma

  3) "peculiarity, peculiar phraseology,"
     from idioumai "I make my own,"
     from idios "personal, private,"          <---------
     prop. �particular to oneself,�           <---------
     from PIE *swed-yo-, suffixed form of base *s(w)e-,
     ...

(http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=idiom)

>Chris

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