In computing, a quine is a program (a form of metaprogram) that produces its complete source code as its only output. For amusement, hackers sometimes attempt to develop the shortest possible quine in any given programming language.

Note that programs which take input are not considered quines. This would allow the source code to be fed to the program via keyboard input, opening the source file of the program, and similar mechanisms. Also, a quine which contains no code is ruled out as trivial; in many programming languages executing such a program will output the code (i.e. nothing). Such an empty program once won the "worst abuse of the rules" prize in the Obfuscated C contest (indeed, an empty program is not legal ISO C since it has no main() function, so many compilers will reject it).

Quines are named after philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine (1908–2000), who made an extensive study of indirect self-reference: he coined, among others, the paradox-producing expression, "yields falsehood when appended to its own quotation."

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No funciona el ratolí USB: "Vuelva a conectar el dispositivo. Sin Windows no lo reconoce, reemplácelo". Quines bones solucions que proposen
manelcat (Manel) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:21:42 -0000
No funciona el ratolí USB: "Vuelva a conectar el dispositivo. Sin Windows no lo reconoce, reemplácelo". Quines bones solucions que proposen
@cousins_22 Ostia no ho sabia....quines coses que passen, conyo.
Vccm (Margalida Victòria) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:00:22 -0000
@cousins_22 Ostia no ho sabia....quines coses que passen, conyo.
@Annnaaa17 Annaa, quines aplicacions tens tu?
Juuliiaa28 (Júlia) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:09:50 -0000
@Annnaaa17 Annaa, quines aplicacions tens tu?
I jo! Quines ganes!!! De fet, porto cantant una cançó Disney des de fa hores! (des d'ahir, vamos) RT @marphille: d'aquí a uns minuts #galets
ferranbdn (Ferran Pallàs) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:06:44 -0000
I jo! Quines ganes!!! De fet, porto cantant una cançó Disney des de fa hores! (des d'ahir, vamos) RT @marphille: d'aquí a uns minuts #galets
Quines hores d'anar a dormir! Coses de la família. Ja hem passat "nochebuena" amb la part gallega de la family. Demà Nadal amb la catalana.
albertbonet (Albert Bonet) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:15:28 -0000
Quines hores d'anar a dormir! Coses de la família. Ja hem passat "nochebuena" amb la part gallega de la family. Demà Nadal amb la catalana.
Una muy, pero muy Feliz Navidad al lado de quien aman y de quines aman LOL
YuryBlack (Yury) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:54:23 -0000
Una muy, pero muy Feliz Navidad al lado de quien aman y de quines aman LOL

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