Texas Instruments TMS320C2x User Manual page 230

Glossary
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field: For the TMS320C2x, TMS320C2xx, and TMS320C5x, a software-
configurable data type whose length can be programmed to be any value
in the range of 1−16 bits.
file_leve optimization: A level of optimization where the compiler uses the
information that it has about the entire file to optimize your code (as op-
posed to program_level optimization, where the compiler uses informa-
tion that it has about the entire program to optimize your code).
function inlining: The process of inserting code for a function at the point
of call. This saves the overhead of a function call and allows the optimizer
to optimize the function in the context of the surrounding code.
global symbol: A symbol that is either defined in the current module and
accessed in another, or accessed in the current module but defined in
another.
hex-conversion utility: A utility that converts COFF object files into one of
several standard ASCII hexadecimal formats, suitable for loading into an
EPROM programmer.
high-level language debugging: The ability of a compiler to retain sym-
bolic and high-level language information (such as type and function
definitions) so that a debugging tool can use this information.
indirect call: A function call where one function calls another function by giv-
ing the address of the called function.
initialization at load time: An initialization method used by the linker when
linking C code. The linker uses this method when you invoke the linker
with the −cr option. This method initializes variables at load time instead
of run time.
initialized section: A COFF section that contains executable code or data.
An initialized section can be built up with the .data, .text, or .sect directive.