In the GNU Compiler Collection, GIMPLE is an intermediate representation of the program in which complex expressions are split into a three address code using temporary variables. This representation was inspired by the SIMPLE representation proposed in the McCAT compiler by Laurie J. Hendren for simplifying the analysis and optimization of imperative programs. Jump to: navigation, search The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of programming language compilers produced by the GNU Project. ...

The GIMPLE representation is a subset of the GENERIC representation that is targeted by all the front-ends of GCC. Generic can be used in the following contexts: In computer science, generics (or genericity) are concepts used in programming. ...