constant folding
<compiler> 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)
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