# intermediate representation

> data structure or code used internally by a compiler or virtual machine to represent source code. An IR is designed to be conducive for further processing, such as optimization and translation

**Wikidata**: [Q244916](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244916)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_representation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/intermediate-representation


## References

1. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)