compiler
noun
com·pil·er
kəm-ˈpī-lər 
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Right now, programming is going through the biggest transformation since compilers broke onto the scene in the early 1950s.
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According to the charts compiler, Sheeran has accumulated 46 total weeks at No. 1, including an impressive 27 week with divide.
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Founded by systems engineer Thomas Sohmers and compiler expert Edward Kmett, Positron has taken a radically different path from its peers.
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Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Right now, programming is going through the biggest transformation since compilers broke onto the scene in the early 1950s.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2025
According to the charts compiler, Sheeran has accumulated 46 total weeks at No. 1, including an impressive 27 week with divide.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Founded by systems engineer Thomas Sohmers and compiler expert Edward Kmett, Positron has taken a radically different path from its peers.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Compiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compiler. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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compiler
noun
com·pil·er
kəm-ˈpī-lər
1
: one that compiles
2
: a computer program that automatically translates an entire set of instructions written in a computer programming language (as BASIC) into machine language
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