[NoahKAndrews]

The phrase "just-in-time" can be used for other things besides compilation (it's often used for manufacturing, for instance). I think it's a helpful way to describe lots of things, and that we shouldn't try to limit its usage in tech to just compilation.

[gtirloni]

Exactly. The very first time I heard about "JIT" was in the context of manufacturing. The Toyota Production System [0].

I think JIT compilation wasn't popular in ancient times, so I never associated JIT with compilation by default.

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Production_System