Can anyone tell me about the meaning of the sentence?
The walker presents chains to the compiler in terms of bytecode-level actions
Does it mean:
The walker presents chains to the compiler, and these chains are in the format of bytecode-level actions?
or something else?
Best Answer
Your interpretation seems to be correct.
"in terms of" is widely used in programming and computer science when referring to the format and granularity of the underlying information(data). Essentially, it describes the kind of "language" that different software components use to communicate between each other.
The relevant meaning can be found in the American Heritage Dictionary:
and also
Here is another example of similar usage taken from a software manual: