compile-time verification

[/kəmˈpaɪl taɪm vɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/]
nounpl: compile-time verifications
verificação em tempo de compilação
1. A process of checking and validating code, data types, syntax, and semantic correctness during the compilation phase, before runtime execution
The compiler performs compile-time verification to ensure all variables are properly declared before the program runs.
O compilador realiza verificação em tempo de compilação para garantir que todas as variáveis estejam devidamente declaradas antes da execução do programa.
2. Static analysis performed by a compiler to detect errors early in the development process
Compile-time verification helps catch type mismatches and undefined references before deployment.
A verificação em tempo de compilação ajuda a detectar incompatibilidades de tipo e referências indefinidas antes da implantação.
This is a technical term widely used in software development communities in both Brazil and the USA. In Brazilian tech companies and universities, 'verificação em tempo de compilação' is the standard terminology, often abbreviated as VTC in Portuguese documentation. The concept is fundamental to languages like Java, C++, and TypeScript, which emphasize type safety and early error detection.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
static verificationstatic analysiscompile-time checkingstatic type checkingearly error detection
Antonyms / Antônimos
runtime verificationdynamic verificationruntime checkingruntime error detection

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
verificação em tempo de compilação
Standard term used in software development documentation and education
Portugal
verificação em tempo de compilação
Same as Brazilian Portuguese; technical terminology is standardized across Portuguese-speaking regions
Technical Communities
verificação estática
Alternative term emphasizing the static nature of the analysis

Related Words

compilerstatic typingtype safetysemantic analysissyntax checkingcode validationtype checkingcompilation

Related Idioms & Phrases

catch errors early
fail fast
shift left testing
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