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compiler
[ kuhm-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).
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Origin of compiler
OTHER WORDS FROM compiler
pre·com·pil·er, nounWords nearby compiler
Compiègne, compilation, compilation film, compile, compiled language, compiler, complacency, complacent, complacently, complain, complainant
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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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Scientific 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.
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