Partial-redundancy elimination is like packing a backpack for a trip. Imagine you wanted to pack everything you need for a week at the beach, but you only have a small backpack. You need to make sure you don't pack anything unnecessary or duplicate items.
In computer programming, when we write code, sometimes we use the same instructions multiple times. This is called redundancy. It's like packing two swimsuits in our backpack when we only need one.
Partial-redundancy elimination is a technique that helps to remove this redundancy. It looks at the code you wrote and tries to find any instructions or calculations that are repeated, and replaces them with a single instruction. This kind of optimization helps the program run faster and use less memory.
It's like if we realized that we packed two different bottles of sunscreen that had the same amount of SPF, we could take one out and save space in our backpack. The same thing happens when we use partial-redundancy elimination in code: we remove unnecessary repetitions and make the program more efficient.