partial evaluation

noun

A technique for program optimization by specialization, so as to produce new programs which run faster than the originals while guaranteed to behave in the same way.

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Meanings

noun
  1. computingA technique for program optimization by specialization, so as to produce new programs which run faster than the originals while guaranteed to behave in the same way.
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