Editing Constant folding (section)

{{Short description|Type of compiler optimization}}
'''Constant folding''' and '''constant propagation''' are related [[Optimizing compiler|compiler optimizations]] used by many modern [[compiler]]s.<ref name="MuchnickAssociates1997">{{cite book|author1=Steven Muchnick|author2=Muchnick and Associates|title=Advanced Compiler Design Implementation|url=https://archive.org/details/advancedcompiler00much|url-access=registration|quote=constant propagation OR constant folding.|date=15 August 1997|publisher=Morgan Kaufmann|isbn=978-1-55860-320-2}}</ref>  An advanced form of constant propagation known as [[sparse conditional constant propagation]] can more accurately propagate constants and simultaneously remove [[dead code]].