preprocessor
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6.3
- noun
- /priːˈprɒsɛsər/
- Specialized
:
preprocesador
- The net result is you tend to generate linker scripts either via the C preprocessor or a scripting language like Ruby.
- hardware preprocessor
- preprocessor run
Examples
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A preprocessor monitors the input data, and its corresponding postprocessor monitors the output.
Academic text (1998) -
These codes are integrated with a preprocessor that sets up the domain and loading parameters.
Academic text (1995) -
The details are it runs the preprocessor and it ships off a fully a full preprocessed file.
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So you can say for example, if you do clang minus E OK, that will that will run the preprocessor and nothing else.
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In most cases, the preprocessor does a reasonable job of cache blocking.
Academic text (1994) -
More recent work on using small hardware preprocessors to improve the compression of ALDC for other data types has shown promising results.
Academic text (1998) -
The ALDC compression algorithm has been extended with a bit-map-optimized preprocessor, referred to as BLDC, to enhance the algorithm's capabilities when compressing bilevel images 8, 9.
Academic text (1998) -
The preprocessor analyzes the data before it is sent to the main program.
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A preprocessor converts the source code into a more efficient format for compilation.
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Using a preprocessor can help optimize the processing speed of a software application.
How Late
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4.8
- Specialized
- Specialized
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3.5
- Specialized
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6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
preprocessor = preprocess (transparent) = pre + process + or
This is a standard agent or instrument noun formed from the verb 'preprocess', meaning someone or something that preprocesses.
Etymology
The word preprocessor is built from the prefix pre- ('before') and processor ('something that handles or changes things'). So a preprocessor is a tool or program that prepares or changes data or code before the main program runs.