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constant folding

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(compiler)constant folding - A compiler optimisation technique where constant subexpressions are evaluated at compile time. This is usually only applied to built-in numerical and boolean operators whereas partial evaluation is more general in that expressions involving user-defined functions may also be evaluated at compile time.

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Additional performance-boosting PowerPC compiler optimizations include: real-number manipulations, range tracking, constant propagation, constant folding, dead code elimination, and constant operations.
 
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