compiler

[ kuh m-pahy-ler ]

/ kəmˈpaɪ lər /

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noun

a person who compiles.

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).

Nearby words

competitory, compilation, compilation film, compile, compiled language, compiler, compiègne, complacency, complacent, complain, complainant

Origin of compiler

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

Related forms

pre·com·pil·er, noun

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It was kept under seal until Napoleon's death, and then restored to the compiler.
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The work is not complete, still the compiler claims for it the largest and only collection of Confederate songs published.
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British Dictionary definitions for compiler

compiler

/ (kəmˈpaɪlə) /

noun

a person who collects or compiles something

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 computerCompare assembler

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Science definitions for compiler

compiler

[ kəm-pī′lər ]

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.