PREPROCESSOR

Domain	Definition
Computing	Preprocessor A program invoked by various compilers 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). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
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Specialty Definition: Preprocessor

A preprocessor is a program that takes text and performs lexical conversions on it. The conversions may include macro substitution, conditional inclusion, and inclusion of other files.

The C programming language has a preprocessor that performs the following transformations:

Replaces trigraphs with equivalents.
Concatenates source lines.
Replaces comments with whitespace.
Reacts to lines starting with an octothorp (#), performing macro substitution, file inclusion, conditional inclusion, and other transformations.

Overuse of the C preprocessor is considered bad style, especially in C++. Stroustrup introduced features such as templates into C++ in an attempt to make the C preprocessor irrelevant. However, his file inclusion alternative was never seriously considered as it was a poor imitation of the C preprocessor's file inclusion mechanism.

Other preprocessors include m4 and Oracle Pro*C. The m4 preprocessor is general-purpose; Oracle Pro*C converts embedded PL/SQL into C.

Preprocessing can be quite cumbersome in incremental parsing or incremental lexical analysis because changes to preprocessing rules can affect the entire text to be preprocessed.

C Example

A typical example in C is:

\r
include \r
\r
int main (void)\r
{\r
    printf("Hello, world!\
");\r
    return 0;\r
}\r

The preprocessor replaces the line #include <stdio.h> with the system header file of that name, which facilitates use of the printf() function.

Commercial Usage: PREPROCESSOR

Expression: PREPROCESSOR

Frequency of Internet Keywords: PREPROCESSOR

Modern Translation: PREPROCESSOR

Language		Translations for "PREPROCESSOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		前处理器. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		プラント輸出 (angrily, export of manufacturing plant, in a huff, in anger, plait, planner, planning, pleat, pleated skirt, pre-, pre-amplifier, preference, prefix, prerecording, preset, pretty, pretty-print, priest, prima ballerina, prima donna, primitive, primitive art, prince, Prince Edward Island, prince melon, princess, princess coat, principle, printer, prism, pudding). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		プリプロセッサ . (various references)

Pig Latin		eprocessorpray

Russian		препроцессор. (various references)

Swedish		hjälpprocessor (coprocessor). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: PREPROCESSOR

Anagrams: PREPROCESSOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-o-o-p-p-r-r-r-s-s"
	-1 letter: corepressor.
	-2 letters: preprocess.
	-3 letters: oppressor, prescores, processor, proposers, reopposes, repressor, reprocess, sorcerers.
	-4 letters: croppers, opposers, prescore, properer, proposer, proposes, prospers, reoppose, reposers, rescores, scoopers, sorcerer.
	-5 letters: coopers, coppers, corpses, cropper, crosser, operose, opposer, opposes, oppress, precess, presser, pressor, process, propers, propose, prosers, prosper, recross, reposer, reposes, repress, rescore, roosers, roscoes, scooper, scorers, scroops.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-e-o-o-p-p-r-r-r-s-s"
	+1 letter: preprocessors.
	+5 letters: overprescriptions.
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Domain	Title
Books	Simulation of Thermal Systems: A Modular Program With an Interactive Preprocessor (Emgp 3) (reference) (more book examples)
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Expression	Frequency per Day
hypertext php preprocessor	10
c preprocessor	9
directive preprocessor	3
function function gcc macro name preprocessor	3
preprocessor	2
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "PREPROCESSOR": preprocessors. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"PREPROCESSOR" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Reprocessor, reprocessors. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

PREPROCESSOR

Specialty Definition: PREPROCESSOR

Computing

Specialty Definition: Preprocessor

C Example

Crosswords: PREPROCESSOR

Commercial Usage: PREPROCESSOR

Books

Expression: PREPROCESSOR

Frequency of Internet Keywords: PREPROCESSOR

hypertext php preprocessor

c preprocessor

directive preprocessor

function function gcc macro name preprocessor

preprocessor

Modern Translation: PREPROCESSOR

Chinese

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Pig Latin

Russian

Swedish

Derivations & Misspellings: PREPROCESSOR

Derivations

Misspellings

Anagrams: PREPROCESSOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

INDEX

Expression using "PREPROCESSOR": C preprocessor. Additional references.
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