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in-line expansion

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.

Noun

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

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

Forms of in-line expansion

pluralin-line expansions
alternative forminline expansion

Questions about in-line expansion

What does in-line expansion mean?
In-line expansion means the replacement by a compiler of a function call with a copy of the entire function body, sometimes used as an optimization.
What part of speech is in-line expansion?
In-line expansion is a noun.
What is the plural of in-line expansion?
The plural of in-line expansion is in-line expansions.

Words near in-line expansion in the dictionary

  1. in-lieu fee
  2. in-lieu fees
  3. in-line
  4. in-line engine
  5. in-line engines
  6. in-line expansion
  7. in-line expansions
  8. in-line skate
  9. in-line skater
  10. in-line skaters
  11. in-line skates

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