devirtualize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ virtualize

Verb

devirtualize (third-person singular simple present devirtualizes, present participle devirtualizing, simple past and past participle devirtualized)

1. (computing, transitive) To make no longer virtual.
   • 2010, Michael Bolin, Closure: The Definitive Guide:

     Because functions that contain references to this cannot be inlined, the Compiler's ability to devirtualize prototype methods is even more important in terms of reducing the size of compiled code. By devirtualizing methods and removing references to this, more methods become functions that are candidates for inlining.