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The term metaprogramming can be translated into self-referential programming, which describes programming that can read, generate, analyze, and transform itself or another programming. Within Ruby, the concept and its application are often described as the language’s ability to dynamically define and redefine methods and classes at runtime, but it is not limited to this implementation. This ability to define methods and transform the program at runtime allows us to write dynamic code that avoids repetition and is often reusable. Metaprogramming is used within Ruby at every turn, and understanding the core concept of how Ruby uses it to create cleaner…