as-if rule

noun

A rule by which compilers are allowed to apply any optimizing transformation to a program provided that it makes no change to the observable behavior of the program.

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Meanings

noun
  1. computingA rule by which compilers are allowed to apply any optimizing transformation to a program provided that it makes no change to the observable behavior of the program.
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