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devirtualize en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + virtualize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make no longer virtual.
    • Because functions that contain references to this cannot be inlined, the Compiler's ability to devirtualize prototype methods is even more important in terms of reducing the size of compiled code. By devirtualizing methods and removing references to this, more methods become functions that are candidates for inlining. 2010, Michael Bolin, Closure: The Definitive Guide:

Forms

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devirtualise alternative lexicographic
devirtualizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
devirtualized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
devirtualized Tense=Past lexicographic
devirtualizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

devirtualization