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(computing) To reserve a portion of memory for use by a computer program.
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(computing) To translate from assembly language to machine code.
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(computing) automatic compilation
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(computing) automatic installation
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A program that performs a brute force computation.
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(software engineering) Any of the files that result from a compilation process and are deployed for use.
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(computing) A particular match found for a pattern in a text string.
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To add codes to a dataset.
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(computing, transitive) To create by coding or programming.
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(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.
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(informal, chiefly software) To insert commas into (a piece of code).
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(computing) A file or other single unit of program source code that can be compiled.
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(rare, computing) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
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One who compiles something.
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(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
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Alternative spelling of cross compiler [(computing) A compiler that generates code for a platform other than the one it runs on.]
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(computing) To bolster up the references of databases or elements in a database to each other, to deorphan sensu lato
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A linkage between two things
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The action, or a session, of reviewing source code to find and eliminate errors.
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(computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
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(computing) To compare two versions of the same file in order to determine where they differ (where a programmer has made edits).
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Abbreviation of developer. [A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.]
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(computing) Any tool or technique used to find the root of a problem.
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(transitive, computing) To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.
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(computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
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(computing) Synonym of forward declaration
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(coding theory) A rateless erasure code.
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(programming, of software) In a finished state, ready for manufacturing.
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Alternative spelling of hard code [(computing) To build absolute and unchangeable values into a program such that they can only be changed by modifying the source code.]
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(computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example.)
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Overarching or large-scale linkage.
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To measure by an associated value.
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(computing) Clipping of initialize. [To assign initial values to something]
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(computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use
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(transitive, software compilation) To optimize using in-line expansion.
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(computing) To perform a just-in-time operation (usually compiling).
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(transitive, computing) To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.
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(computing) To allocate memory using the C programming language malloc subroutine.
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(cryptography) Having had its MD5 checksum computed.
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(transitive, computing) To store (the result of a computation) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation.
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(programming) A conversion from one data type to another where the new data type’s size is smaller than the old one’s, such that the conversion may result in loss of information.
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(computing, uncountable) The alteration of computer code to preserve its behavior while concealing its structure and intent.
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(transitive, software compilation) To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.
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(research methods) A code used to represent multiple (possibly unrelated) data items.
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(transitive, computing) To separate (data) into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.
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(computing) A program or algorithm that precompiles.
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(transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
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(transitive) To develop (software) by writing program code.
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Alternative form of program evaluation and review technique [(operations) A method for diagramming and analyzing the flow of dependent tasks and other events in a project.]
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(programming) Through program code, rather than through a user interface.
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A program that recompiles an already compiled file.
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(intransitive, computing) To execute a procedure recursively.
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(computing) The substitution of one address or identifier for another one, so as to navigate to a different location.
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(programming) The process by which source code is refactored.
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(software) A rewriting of computer code to improve its readability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour, thus making it easier to maintain; a refactoring.
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(computing, dated) A program that renumbers lines of code in another program (for example, to allow insertion of further lines between them).
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(computing) A program or algorithm that arranges items in a different sequence.
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(computing) Part of a compiler that makes a second pass to fix the generated object code by implementing postconditions, patching in calls or pointers to point to the correct locations, etc.
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(computing) Automatically encrypting data without user intervention.
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(programming) The semantics-free search and replacement of one sequence of text characters with another.
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(computing, transitive) To make accessible by means of a symbolic link.
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(computing) The translation of source code in one programming language into source code for another programming language.
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(computing) transcompiler
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Alternative form of typechecker [(programming) A system or algorithm that verifies values against their required data types, according to the type system of the language.]
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(programming, transitive) To convert (text that has been commented out) back into source code so that it will no longer be ignored by the compiler or interpreter.
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(computing, databases) An operation that inserts rows into a database table if they do not already exist, or updates them if they do.
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(transitive, computing) To encode (binary data) into a text-based format for transmission.
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(programming) A conversion from one data type to another where the new data type’s size is the same or greater than the old one’s, guaranteeing that there will be no loss of information.
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(computing) An operation in which data previously read into a cache is written back to permanent storage.
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