compilers

[kuhm-pahy-ler]

com·pil·er

[kuhm-pahy-ler]
noun
1.
a person who compiles.
2.
Also called compiling routine. Computers. a computer program that translates a program written in a high-level language into another language, usually machine language. Compare interpreter (def. 3a).

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English compilour < Anglo-French; Old French compileor < Late Latin compīlātōr-. See compile, -er2

pre·com·pil·er, noun
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Compilers is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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compiler   (kəm-pī'lər)  Pronunciation Key 
A computer program associated with certain programming languages that converts the instructions written in those languages into machine code that can later be executed directly by a computer. See more at programming language.
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