Even so, many of the original advantages of stored programs (such as enhanced security
and reduction in network traffic) still apply, if to a reduced degree. The use of
stored programs is still regarded as a “best practice” by many application developers
and architects.
Would the meaning of the sentence be the same, if I changed if to even if? To me, this particular usage of if looks strange.
Answer
Even if is more of an idiom, and while it would ALSO make sense there, the way the phrase is written now is fine.
changing the last bit of the sentence to "even if..." isn't really changing the meaning any more than changing it to "if only..." would.
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