Didn't this use to be called "compilation"?

lucianbr • last Tuesday at 6:30 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

tasty_freeze • last Tuesday at 7:08 PM

Yes, but then JIT (just in time) compilation became commonplace, so now it is often useful to distinguish between AOT and JIT.

orthoxerox • last Tuesday at 6:47 PM

Yes, and landline phones used to be called "phones".

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