generative

adj 1: having the ability to produce or originate; "generative

power"; "generative forces" [syn: {productive}] [ant:

{consumptive}]

2: producing new life or offspring; "the reproductive potential

of a species is its relative capacity to reproduce itself

under optimal conditions"; "the reproductive or generative

organs" [syn: {procreative}, {reproductive}]

generate

To produce something according to an {algorithm} or program or

set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) {side effect} of

the execution of an algorithm or program.

The opposite of {parse}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-06-15)