compiler

n.

1. One that compiles: a compiler of anthologies.
2. Computer Science. A program that translates another program written in a high-level language into machine language so that it can be executed.

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Computer program that translates Fortran, Pascal, or a similar high-level programming language into machine language. It contrasts with an Interpreter, which executes high-level-language statements as it reads them.

n

A computer program that translates a high-level language program into a corresponding machine instruction. The program that results from compiling is a translated and expanded version of the original program.

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Common misspelling(s) of compiler

• complier

Dansk (Danish)
n. - som omsætter program til maskinkode, kompilator

Nederlands (Dutch)
compilator, compiler

Français (French)
n. - (gén) compilateur, (Comput) compilateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verfasser, (Comp.) Compiler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συντάκτης (λεξικού, ευρετηρίου κ.λπ.), (Η/Υ) μεταγλωττιστής (από γλώσσα προγραμματισμού σε γλώσσα μηχανής)

Italiano (Italian)
redattore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - compilador (m)

Русский (Russian)
составитель, компилятор

Español (Spanish)
n. - compilador, programa compilador

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kompilator

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
编辑者, 编译器

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 編輯者, 編譯器

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 프로그래밍 언어를 기계어로 번역하는 프로그램

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 編集者, コンパイラー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برنامج يحول أوامر الكومبيوتر الى لغه الحاسبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהדר (במחשבים), מחבר, אוסף‬

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Compiler