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LLVM

tools

A collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies

Pronunciation

Correct

L-L-V-M

/ɛl ɛl viː ɛm/

Originally stood for 'Low Level Virtual Machine', but the LLVM project now uses it as a brand name. The official LLVM documentation spells out all four letters individually.

Source: llvm.org(official spec)

Common Mistakes

Common Mistake

luh-VUM

/ləˈvʌm/

Attempting to pronounce LLVM as a word is non-standard; it is always spelled out as four separate letters.

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