<s>
In	O
computer	B-General_Concept
programming	I-General_Concept
,	O
symbolic	B-Application
programming	I-Application
is	O
a	O
programming	O
paradigm	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
program	O
can	O
manipulate	O
its	O
own	O
formulas	O
and	O
program	O
components	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
plain	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
symbolic	B-Application
programming	I-Application
,	O
complex	O
processes	O
can	O
be	O
developed	O
that	O
build	O
other	O
more	O
intricate	O
processes	O
by	O
combining	O
smaller	O
units	O
of	O
logic	O
or	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
such	O
programs	O
can	O
effectively	O
modify	O
themselves	O
and	O
appear	O
to	O
"	O
learn	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
them	O
better	O
suited	O
for	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
expert	B-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
natural	B-Language
language	I-Language
processing	I-Language
,	O
and	O
computer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Languages	O
that	O
support	O
symbolic	B-Application
programming	I-Application
include	O
homoiconic	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
Wolfram	B-Language
Language	I-Language
,	O
LISP	B-Language
and	O
Prolog	B-Language
.	O
</s>
