Glossary coding Term Page

Preprocessor

The tool that handles directives beginning with `#` before compilation

preprocessor #coding#c

Related Concepts

Macro Conditional compilation Include guard

Core Idea

Preprocessor is The tool that handles directives beginning with # before compilation. It usually makes the most sense alongside Macro, Conditional compilation, Include guard.

Why It Matters Here

Mathbong reuses this term across c posts as shared vocabulary.

Posts Mentioning This Concept

[C Series 15] Preparing Code with the Preprocessor and Macros See what transformations happen before compilation via `#include`, `#define`, and conditional compilation, and learn to write safer macros.[C 시리즈 15편] 전처리기와 매크로로 코드 준비하기 `#include`, `#define`, 조건부 컴파일을 통해 컴파일러가 코드를 읽기 전에 어떤 변환이 일어나는지 살펴보고 안전한 매크로 작성법을 익힙니다.