in-line expansion

noun

The replacement by a compiler of a function call with a copy of the entire function body, sometimes used as an optimization.

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Meanings

nounin-line expansion (countable and uncountable, plural in-line expansions)

plural in-line expansions · alternative inline expansion

  1. countableuncountablecomputingThe replacement by a compiler of a function call with a copy of the entire function body, sometimes used as an optimization.
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APA

in-line expansion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in-line%20expansion

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Chicago

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