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Noun

1. {{lb|en|software}} A [[compile-time]] process by which [[explicit]] [[data type]] [[annotation]]s are removed from a [[program]], before [[run-time]] [[execution]].
2. {{lb|en|C++|_|programming}} A [[technique]] by which a [[class]] is made [[generic]] without requiring [[compile-time]] [[template]] [[argument]]s.

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