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preprocessor

preprocessor


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  preprocessor 
 
  A  program  invoked  by  various  {compiler}s  to  process  code 
  before  compilation.  For  example,  the  {C}  preprocessor,  {cpp}, 
  handles  textual  {macro}  substitution,  {conditional 
  compilation}  and  inclusion  of  other  files.  A  preprocessor  may 
  be  used  to  transform  a  program  into  a  simpler  language,  e.g.  to 
  transform  {C++}  into  {C}. 
 
  (1994-11-09)