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compiler

noun

1 compiler

A person who compiles information (as for reference purposes).

is a specific kind of: author, writer.

is a broader term that covers: encyclopaedist, encyclopedist | lexicographer, lexicologist.

derivation: compile, compose.

Dutch: compiler
Polish: kompilator

2 compiler

computer science A program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program.

synonym: compiling program.

is a specific kind of: computer program, computer programme, program, programme.

is a broader term that covers: C compiler | Fortran compiler | LISP compiler | Pascal compiler.

has as a part: parser.

domain category: computer science, computing.

derivation: compile.

Dutch: compiler
Polish: kompilator

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