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Just-in-time compilation

In computing, just-in-time (JIT) compilation (also dynamic translation or run-time


compilations) is a way of executing computer code that involves compilation during
execution of a program (at run time) rather than before execution. This may consist of
source code translation but is more commonly bytecode translation to machine code,
which is then executed directly. A system implementing a JIT compiler typically
continuously analyses the code being executed and identifies parts of the code where the
speedup gained from compilation or recompilation would outweigh the overhead of
compiling that code.
JIT compilation is a combination of the two traditional approaches to translation to
machine code—ahead-of-time compilation (AOT), and interpretation—and combines
some advantages and drawbacks of both. Roughly, JIT compilation combines the speed
of compiled code with the flexibility of interpretation, with the overhead of an interpreter
and the additional overhead of compiling and linking (not just interpreting). JIT
compilation is a form of dynamic compilation, and allows adaptive optimization such as
dynamic recompilation and microarchitecture-specific speedups. Interpretation and JIT
compilation are particularly suited for dynamic programming languages , as the runtime
system can handle late-bound data types and enforce security guarantees.

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