[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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.
     
        1997-02-20
     
     
see also:
compiler optimisation compile time boolean partial evaluation 

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Constant, definition of term: Constant
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Folding >> F Words
Folding, definition of term: Folding
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Time Constant >> T Words
Time Constant, definition of term: Time Constant
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