a stage of compilation processing that occurs before the compiler proper is invoked Preprocessing handles macro expansion among other things In C++ use of const and inline functions makes preprocessing less important
the process of preparing finite element input data involving model creation, mesh generation, material definition, and load and boundary condition application
In the phase of preprocessing there are all steps, that hang together with data preparing for the Rapid Prototyping systems Here are included e g data transformation from CAD systems in STL format Another step is creation of supporting geometry and the process of slicing - creation of individual slices, that are the basis for model production , layer by layer
A program that runs before the compiler and which handles pre-processors directives Preprocessor directives are given on lines begining with a '#' The most common preprocessor directive is "#include"
The preprocessor is the earliest phase of the compilation process It performs tasks such file inclusion, macro expansion, conditional compilation, string concatentation, comment stripping, and so on
A phase of the compiler that examines the source program for preprocessor statements, which are then executed, resulting in the alteration of the source program