Software constructs that facilitate partial evaluation of source code
US6631517B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/49
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A partial evaluator, or pre-compiler, for a computer program enables a user to provide, at suitable places within a program, language constructs which cause certain expressions within the program to be evaluated at runtime or at partial evaluation time. These language constructs can be used to shorten runtime, such as by avoiding unnecessary duplication of code at runtime.
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