Replace usage of meta-programming and meta programming with usages of metaprogramming in docs

Author: ShapelessCat

docs/docs/reference/changed-features/numeric-literals.md

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ BigFloat.FromDigits.fromDigits("1e100000000000")
 ```
 Evaluating this expression throws a `NumberTooLarge` exception at run time. We would like it to
 produce a compile-time error instead. We can achieve this by tweaking the `BigFloat` class
-with a small dose of meta-programming. The idea is to turn the `fromDigits` method
+with a small dose of metaprogramming. The idea is to turn the `fromDigits` method
 into a macro, i.e. make it an inline method with a splice as right hand side.
 To do this, replace the `FromDigits` instance in the `BigFloat` object by the following two definitions:
 ```scala

docs/docs/reference/features-classification.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ date: April 6, 2019
 author: Martin Odersky
 ---
 
-This document provides an overview of the constructs proposed for Scala 3 with the aim to facilitate the discussion what to include and when to include it. It classifies features into eight groups: (1) essential foundations, (2) simplifications, (3) restrictions, (4) dropped features, (5) changed features, (6) new features, (7) features oriented towards meta-programming with the aim to replace existing macros, and (8) changes to type checking and inference.
+This document provides an overview of the constructs proposed for Scala 3 with the aim to facilitate the discussion what to include and when to include it. It classifies features into eight groups: (1) essential foundations, (2) simplifications, (3) restrictions, (4) dropped features, (5) changed features, (6) new features, (7) features oriented towards metaprogramming with the aim to replace existing macros, and (8) changes to type checking and inference.
 
 Each group contains sections classifying the status (i.e. relative importance to be a part of Scala 3, and relative urgency when to decide this) and the migration cost
 of the constructs in it.
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ Enums offer an essential simplification of fundamental use patterns, so they sho
 
 Being new features, existing code migrates without changes. To be sure, sometimes it would be attractive to rewrite code to make use of the new features in order to increase clarity and conciseness.
 
-## Meta Programming
+## Metaprogramming
 
-The following constructs together aim to put meta programming in Scala on a new basis. So far, meta programming was achieved by a combination of macros and libraries such as Shapeless that were in turn based on some key macros. Current Scala 2 macro mechanisms are a thin veneer on top the current Scala 2 compiler, which makes them fragile and in many cases impossible to port to Scala 3.
+The following constructs together aim to put metaprogramming in Scala on a new basis. So far, metaprogramming was achieved by a combination of macros and libraries such as Shapeless that were in turn based on some key macros. Current Scala 2 macro mechanisms are a thin veneer on top the current Scala 2 compiler, which makes them fragile and in many cases impossible to port to Scala 3.
 
 It's worth noting that macros were never included in the Scala 2 language specification and were so far made available only under an `-experimental` flag. This has not prevented their widespread usage.
 
-To enable porting most uses of macros, we are experimenting with the advanced language constructs listed below. These designs are more provisional than the rest of the proposed language constructs for Scala 3.0. There might still be some changes until the final release. Stabilizing the feature set needed for meta programming is our first priority.
+To enable porting most uses of macros, we are experimenting with the advanced language constructs listed below. These designs are more provisional than the rest of the proposed language constructs for Scala 3.0. There might still be some changes until the final release. Stabilizing the feature set needed for metaprogramming is our first priority.
 
 - [Match Types](new-types/match-types.md) allow computation on types.
 - [Inline](metaprogramming/inline.md) provides

docs/docs/reference/metaprogramming/macros-spec.md

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ is studied [separately](./simple-smp.md).
 
 ## Going Further
 
-The meta-programming framework as presented and currently implemented is quite restrictive
+The metaprogramming framework as presented and currently implemented is quite restrictive
 in that it does not allow for the inspection of quoted expressions and
 types. It’s possible to work around this by providing all necessary
 information as normal, unquoted inline parameters. But we would gain
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ envisage a solution that allows the former but not the latter.
 
 ## Conclusion
 
-Meta-programming has a reputation of being difficult and confusing.
+Metaprogramming has a reputation of being difficult and confusing.
 But with explicit `Expr/Type` types and quotes and splices it can become
 downright pleasant. A simple strategy first defines the underlying quoted or unquoted
 values using `Expr` and `Type` and then inserts quotes and splices to make the types

docs/docs/reference/metaprogramming/macros.md

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ that program elaboration will lead to neither of the two unwanted
 situations described above.
 
 In what concerns the range of features it covers, this form of macros introduces
-a principled meta programming framework that is quite close to the MetaML family of
+a principled metaprogramming framework that is quite close to the MetaML family of
 languages. One difference is that MetaML does not have an equivalent of the PCP
 - quoted code in MetaML _can_ access variables in its immediately enclosing
 environment, with some restrictions and caveats since such accesses involve
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ is handled by the compiler, using the algorithm sketched above.
 
 ### Relationship with Inline
 
-Seen by itself, principled meta-programming looks more like a framework for
-runtime metaprogramming than one for compile-time meta programming with macros.
+Seen by itself, principled metaprogramming looks more like a framework for
+runtime metaprogramming than one for compile-time metaprogramming with macros.
 But combined with Dotty’s `inline` feature it can be turned into a compile-time
 system. The idea is that macro elaboration can be understood as a combination of
 a macro library and a quoted program. For instance, here’s the `assert` macro

docs/docs/reference/metaprogramming/simple-smp.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 layout: doc-page
-title: "The Meta-theory of Symmetric Meta-programming"
+title: "The Meta-theory of Symmetric Metaprogramming"
 ---
 
 This note presents a simplified variant of
-[principled meta-programming](./macros.md)
+[principled metaprogramming](./macros.md)
 and sketches its soundness proof. The variant treats only dialogues
 between two stages. A program can have quotes which can contain
 splices (which can contain quotes, which can contain splices, and so

docs/docs/reference/metaprogramming/staging.md

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ layout: doc-page
 title: "Multi-Stage Programming"
 ---
 
-The framework expresses at the same time compile-time meta-programming and
-multi-stage programming. We can think of compile-time meta-programming as a
+The framework expresses at the same time compile-time metaprogramming and
+multi-stage programming. We can think of compile-time metaprogramming as a
 two stage compilation process: one that we write the code in top-level splices,
 that will be used for code generation (macros) and one that will perform all
 necessary evaluations at compile-time and an object program that we will run

docs/docs/reference/overview.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The language redesign was guided by three main goals:
  - Further improve the consistency and expressiveness of Scala's language constructs.
 
 Corresponding to these goals, the language changes fall into seven categories:
-(1) Core constructs to strengthen foundations, (2) simplifications and (3) restrictions, to make the language easier and safer to use, (4) dropped constructs to make the language smaller and more regular, (5) changed constructs to remove warts, and increase consistency and usability, (6) new constructs to fill gaps and increase expressiveness, (7) a new, principled approach to meta-programming that replaces today's experimental macros.
+(1) Core constructs to strengthen foundations, (2) simplifications and (3) restrictions, to make the language easier and safer to use, (4) dropped constructs to make the language smaller and more regular, (5) changed constructs to remove warts, and increase consistency and usability, (6) new constructs to fill gaps and increase expressiveness, (7) a new, principled approach to metaprogramming that replaces today's experimental macros.
 
 ## Essential Foundations
 
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ These are additions to the language that make it more powerful or pleasant to us
  - [Polymorphic Function Types](https://github.com/lampepfl/dotty/pull/4672) generalize polymorphic methods to dependent function values and types. _Current status_: There is a proposal, and a prototype implementation, but the implementation has not been finalized or merged yet.
  - [Kind Polymorphism](other-new-features/kind-polymorphism.md) allows the definition of operators working equally on types and type constructors.
 
-## Meta Programming
+## Metaprogramming
 
-The following constructs together aim to put meta programming in Scala on a new basis. So far, meta programming was achieved by a combination of macros and libraries such as Shapeless that were in turn based on some key macros. Current Scala 2 macro mechanisms are a thin veneer on top the current Scala 2 compiler, which makes them fragile and in many cases impossible to port to Scala 3.
+The following constructs together aim to put metaprogramming in Scala on a new basis. So far, metaprogramming was achieved by a combination of macros and libraries such as Shapeless that were in turn based on some key macros. Current Scala 2 macro mechanisms are a thin veneer on top the current Scala 2 compiler, which makes them fragile and in many cases impossible to port to Scala 3.
 
 It's worth noting that macros were never included in the Scala 2 language specification and were so far made available only under an `-experimental` flag. This has not prevented their widespread usage.
 
-To enable porting most uses of macros, we are experimenting with the advanced language constructs listed below. These designs are more provisional than the rest of the proposed language constructs for Scala 3.0. There might still be some changes until the final release. Stabilizing the feature set needed for meta programming is our first priority.
+To enable porting most uses of macros, we are experimenting with the advanced language constructs listed below. These designs are more provisional than the rest of the proposed language constructs for Scala 3.0. There might still be some changes until the final release. Stabilizing the feature set needed for metaprogramming is our first priority.
 
 - [Match Types](new-types/match-types.md) allow computation on types.
 - [Inline](metaprogramming/inline.md) provides