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compiler


com·pil·er

noun \kəm-ˈpī-lər\

Definition of COMPILER

1
: one that compiles
2
: a computer program that translates an entire set of instructions written in a higher-level symbolic language (as C) into machine language before the instructions can be executed

First Known Use of COMPILER

14th century

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