compiler
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1. (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | c compiler, |
| definition | : | a compiler for programs written in C (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fortran compiler, |
| definition | : | a compiler for programs written in FORTRAN (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lisp compiler, |
| definition | : | a compiler for programs written in LISP (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pascal compiler, |
| definition | : | a compiler for programs written in Pascal (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | parser, |
| definition | : | a computer program that divides code up into functional components (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
2. a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | author, writer, |
| definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lexicographer, lexicologist, |
| definition | : | a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language (noun.person) |
3. (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | compile, |
| definition | : | use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed (verb.creation) |
4. a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | compile, compose, |
| definition | : | put together out of existing material (verb.creation) |
5. (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | compile, |
| definition | : | use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed (verb.creation) |
6. a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) (noun.person)
| derivation | : | compile, compose, |
| definition | : | put together out of existing material (verb.creation) |
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