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In [[computer science]], particularly in the study of [[compiler|compilers]], an '''optimization''' is a transformation of computer programs that, when applied to a computer program P produces an equivalent program P' which is in some way more optimal (i.e. faster, less memory consumption, etc). More formally, equivalent is defined so that for all [[halting problem|non-halting]] inputs to P, P' will produce the same outputs. | In [[computer science]], particularly in the study of [[compiler|compilers]], an '''optimization''' is a transformation of computer programs that, when applied to a computer program P, produces an equivalent program P' which is in some way more optimal (i.e. faster, less memory consumption, etc). More formally, equivalent is defined so that for all [[halting problem|non-halting]] inputs to P, P' will produce the same outputs. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* [[compiler]] | * [[compiler]] | ||
* [[List of Compiler Optimizations]] | * [[List of Compiler Optimizations]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:32, 11 April 2007
In computer science, particularly in the study of compilers, an optimization is a transformation of computer programs that, when applied to a computer program P, produces an equivalent program P' which is in some way more optimal (i.e. faster, less memory consumption, etc). More formally, equivalent is defined so that for all non-halting inputs to P, P' will produce the same outputs.