program transformation

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
program transformation
transformation

   The systematic development of efficient programs from
   high-level specifications by meaning-preserving program
   manipulations.  Also known as optimisation.  See {fusion},
   {loop combination}, {peephole optimisation}, {register
   allocation}, {tupling}, {unfold/fold}.
    

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