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Peephole

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• Peep-hole

  [peep-hohl] /ˈpipˌhoʊl/ noun 1. a small or opening through which to or look, as in a door. /ˈpiːpˌhəʊl/ noun 1. a small aperture, such as one in the door of a flat for observing callers before opening n. 1680s, from peep (v.1) + hole (n.).

• Peephole optimisation

  compiler A kind of low-level code optimisation that considers only a few adjacent machine code instructions at a time and looks for certain combinations which can be replaced with more efficient sequences. E.g. ADD R0, #1 ADD R0, #1 (add one to register R0) could be replaced by ADD R0, #2 as long as there […]

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• Peeping

  [peep] /pip/ verb (used without object) 1. to look through a small opening or from a concealed location. 2. to look slyly, pryingly, or furtively. 3. to look curiously or playfully. 4. to come partially into view; begin to appear: the first crocuses peeping through the snow-covered ground. verb (used with object) 5. to show […]

• Peeping-tom

  noun 1. a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously, especially a man who looks through windows at night. noun 1. a man who furtively observes women undressing; voyeur peeping Tom peep·ing Tom (pē’pĭng) n. A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur. One who derives pleasure, […]

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