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compiler

/kɒmpɪlər/ noun · British & US
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What does compiler mean?

noun

A computer program that translates source code written in a programming language into machine code that a computer's processor can execute. A compiler is typically used to translate high-level programming languages into low-level machine code.

Example

"The compiler took several hours to translate the entire program."

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