refleksja

Refleksja is a Polish term meaning reflection and is used across several domains. In everyday language, it denotes careful thought about actions, experiences, or decisions. In philosophy and psychology, it refers to self-reflection or introspection, a deliberate examination of beliefs, motives, and values.

In physics and optics, refleksja describes the change in direction of a wave, such as light, when it meets a boundary between media. The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. Specular reflection produces a clear image, whereas diffuse reflection scatters light.

In computer science, refleksja denotes reflection — a mechanism by which a program can examine and interact with its own structure at runtime. Through reflection, software can inspect classes, methods, fields, and constructors, create instances dynamically, and invoke methods. Many programming languages implement reflection, including Java, C#, PHP, and Python. Use of reflection can enable flexible frameworks and libraries but may incur performance overhead and raise security concerns.

The term is common in Polish-language literature and documentation, with context indicating either philosophical contemplation, scientific phenomena, or software-driven introspection.