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Preprocessor

In computer science, a preprocessor (or precompiler) is a program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input in another program. The output is said to be a preprocessed form of the input data, which is often used by some subsequent programs like compilers. The amount and kind of processing done depends on the nature of the…

Science, General purpose preprocessor & Lexical preprocessors

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General purpose preprocessor

CompilingM4JavaScriptDevicetreeLinux kernel
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Lexical preprocessors

TokenizedParsingMacro substitutionTextual inclusionC preprocessor
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Syntactic preprocessors

LispOCamlXSLTXMLDomain-specific programming language
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Computer scienceProgramTranslationMacroProgramming languages
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Preprocessor

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Triples60
Avg. degree1.96
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Preprocessor

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see also · 15
Preprocessor → Directive, Dynamic, Language, Macro, OCaml, PL/I, Programming, Rule, Small, Software, Stylesheet, Text, Translator, Transpiler, Windows
related to Specializing a language · 14
Preprocessor → Algol-like, Common Lisp's, DSL, DSLs, GUIs, Lisp, Lisp-based, LOOP, OCaml, One, SQL-based, The MetaOCaml, This, Typically
related to Syntactic preprocessors · 11
Preprocessor → CDuce, DSL, For, Lisp, OCaml, Some, Syntactic, Their, This, XML, XSLT
related to External links · 6
Preprocessor → Comment Preprocessor, DSL Design, General Purpose Macro ProcessorThe, Generic PreProcessorGema, LispProgramming, PIKT
related to C preprocessor · 4
Preprocessor → For, Instead, Some, The
related to General purpose preprocessor · 3
Preprocessor → Examples, M4, Most
related to Lexical preprocessors · 2
Preprocessor → Lexical, They
related to Other lexical preprocessors · 2
Preprocessor → GEMA, Other

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language languages lisp programming macro using used processing preprocessors example syntax code input computer compilation syntactic general purpose macros ocaml

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autoconfinstance ofmost commonly used in cross-platform build systems0.80text
and GEMAinstance ofmost commonly used in cross-platform build systems0.80text
an open source macro processor which operates on patterns of contextinstance ofmost commonly used in cross-platform build systems0.80text
Preprocessorrelated to C preprocessorThe0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to C preprocessorSome0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to C preprocessorFor0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to C preprocessorInstead0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to External linksDSL Design0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to External linksLispProgramming0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to External linksGeneric PreProcessorGema0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to External linksGeneral Purpose Macro ProcessorThe0.60section
Preprocessorrelated to External linksPIKT0.60section

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