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Preprocessor
Program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
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Program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| postprocessornoun | A program, module, etc. that processes the output of another. |
| precompilernoun | (computing) A program or algorithm that precompiles. |
| loadernoun | (computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution. |
| subprocessornoun | An entity that processes data on behalf of another. |
| metaprogramnoun | (programming) A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time. |
| processornoun | A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.). |
| prolognoun | (programming) A programming language developed in the 1970s for artificial intelligence and logic programming. |
| metaprogrammingnoun | (programming) The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform operations at runtime that would typically be done at compile time. |
| background processingnoun | (computing) The execution of a subsidiary operation by a computer while the user works with another application. |
| processnoun | A series of events leading to a result or product. |
| query processingnoun | (databases) Processing to extract data from a database and present it for use. |
| subprogramnoun | (computing) A program contained within a larger program |
| procnoun | (video games) A special and possibly random event, typically activated by clicking on an object. |
| inputnoun | Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process. |
| parsernoun | (computing) A computer program that parses. |
| prependernoun | (computing) A software component that prepends data to a computer file. |
| front-end processornoun | (computing) A small computer that interfaces with the host computer and handles operations such as network access or peripheral control. |
| cooked modenoun | (computing) The mode of a device driver in which input data is processed or preprocessed. |
| interpreternoun | A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly: |
| subprogrammernoun | A secondary or subsidiary programmer. |
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