Meaning | (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program. |
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Synonym | compiler |
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Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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Parts | parser | A computer program that divides code up into functional components |
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Narrower | C compiler | A compiler for programs written in C |
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Fortran compiler | A compiler for programs written in FORTRAN |
LISP compiler | A compiler for programs written in LISP |
Pascal compiler | A compiler for programs written in Pascal |
Broader | program, programme, computer program, computer programme | (computer science) a sequence / sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute |
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Spanish | compilador |
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Catalan | compilador |
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