introspection

/ɪntɹəˈspɛkʃən/

IPA: /IH0 N T R AH0 S P EH1 K SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states

    syn:reflectionself-consciousness
    ant:extraspection
noun
  1. 1

    The ability of a program to examine at run time the type or properties of an object.

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