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A programming language can be made into a working program either by Interpretation or compilation. There isn't a Compiler and an Interpreter language. But any code any be made into a program by compiling it using an Interpreter (checks a line of your code at a time and stops at errors) or compiler (checks the entire code at a time and displays all errors at the end).

As the Answer above states any language can be Interpreted (the program is executed one line at a time, and errors are reported when and if they occur) and any language can be compiled (the whole program is rendered as a single executable file, and run in one go).

But some languages are usually interpreted (though they may sometimes be compiled) and some languages are usually compiled (though they may be sometimes interpreted).

An interpreted language is more easily debugged (and errors will usually be less disastrous). A compiled language runs faster (and the executable file will be smaller and more portable).

So interpreted languages tend to include languages used for teaching and also languages used for robotic control (when you drive robots you will often want them to do things one step at a time).

BASIC is a teaching language, it is usually interpreted. FORTH (for radio telescopes) and LOGO (for floor crawlers) are other languages which are usually interpreted, since they are robotic.

Languages which are used for commercial programming will nearly always be compiled. C, C++, C# are nearly always compiled, and so is Pascal and all its derivatives (Oberon, Delphi &c.).

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