The expressions in each part of a compound, conditional Boolean expression are evaluated only as much as necessary to determine whether the entire expression is true or false . This feature is called ____ evaluation.
A) sequential
B) sequence
C) smart
D) short-circuit

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Short-circuit evaluation allows for more efficient execution by only evaluating the expressions that are necessary to determine the final truth value of the compound expression. Once the final truth value is determined, the remaining expressions in the compound expression are not evaluated.

The Expressions in Each Part of a Compound, Conditional Boolean