Polyglot (computing) Polyglot (computing) In computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script written in a valid form of multiple programming languages, which performs the same operations or output independent of the programming language used to compile or interpret it. Generally polyglots are written in a combination of C (which allows redefinition of tokens with a preprocessor) and a scripting language such as Lisp, Perl or sh. Polyglot markup is similar, but about markup language context. Polyglot persistence is similar, but about databases. The two most commonly used techniques for constructing a polyglot program are to make liberal use of languages
Polyglot (webzine) below for examples of this). Polyglot (webzine) Polyglot was a biweekly online newsletter about the game hobby industry that ceased publication in 2012. It contains official press releases put out by roleplaying game, board game, miniatures, card game, LARP, comic book, and computer game companies. It is published for free as a downloadable PDF. Polyglot is published by Polymancer Studios, Inc., a Canadian publisher that also prints Polymancer magazine. It was announced on July 19, 2007, that Polyglot would include editorials and product reviews. The webzine's publisher has not previously endorsed the inclusion of original or editorial content. In the