compilers
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lər 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 ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who collects or compiles something |
| 2. | Compare assembler a computer program by which a high-level programming language, such as COBOL or FORTRAN, is converted into machine language that can be acted upon by a computer |
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Compilers
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
compiler
early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. compilour, O.Fr. compileur, from L. compilatorem, agent noun from compilare (see compile). Another form of the word current in early Modern English was compilator, directly from the Latin.
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Science Dictionary
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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Different compilers and publications use differing conventions for both of these issues.
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