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Recompile vs Precompile - What's the difference?

recompile | precompile |

In computing terms the difference between recompile and precompile

is that recompile is an act of recompiling code while precompile is to compile in advance.

As a noun recompile

is an act of recompiling code.

recompile

English

Verb

  • To compile again.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) An act of recompiling code.
    • Last-minute changes to source files necessitated several recompiles .

    precompile

    English

    Verb

    (precompil)
  • (computing) To compile in advance.

    • Antonyms

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