devirtualize

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verb

To make no longer virtual.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

verbdevirtualize (third-person singular simple present devirtualizes, present participle devirtualizing, simple past and past participle devirtualized)

present singular third person devirtualizes · participle present devirtualizing · participle past devirtualized · past devirtualized · alternative devirtualise

  1. transitivecomputingTo make no longer virtual.
    1 more example

    Because functions that contain references to this cannot be inlined, the Compiler's ability to devirtualize prototype methods is even more important in terms of reducing the size of compiled code. By devirtualizing methods and removing references to this, more methods become functions that are candidates for inlining.

    2010, Michael Bolin, Closure: The Definitive Guide

Origin

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APA

devirtualize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devirtualize

MLA

“devirtualize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devirtualize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devirtualize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devirtualize.

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