English
tracelet
From trace + -let.
Formed from trace + -let
Old French trace ‘an outline, track, trace’
Middle English trace ‘an track that isn't demarcated’
English trace
Today it means
noun A short fragment of the trace of execution of a computer program, used in automated systems that attempt to understand and optimize source code.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tracelet”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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