Dead Code Elimination

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DCE
Pronunciation
/dɛd koʊd ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. Dead code elimination is one optimization that we definitely want to defeat otherwise our benchmark will be measuring nothing!
  2. That would leave open the opportunity to apply other optimizations such as; method inlining, loop invariant hoisting and dead code elimination.
  3. Dead code introduced by a metamorphic virus could be removed using dead-code elimination;

Other meanings of DCE

Data Communication Equipment Computing
Data Communications Equipment Gov
Data Comunication Equipment Misc
Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Gov
Data Carrier Equipment Misc
Distributed Computer Environment Academic
Distributed Computing Environment Gov
Diabetes Care and Education Community
Distance And Continuing Education Community
Division of Continuing Education Academic