Definition of
Compiler
- (noun, communication) (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
- (noun, person) a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
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Synonyms of Compiler
Alternate forms of Compiler
Derivations: compile
Hyponyms: c compiler, encyclopaedist, encyclopedist, fortran compiler, lexicographer, lexicologist, lisp compiler, pascal compiler
Hypernyms: author, computer program, computer programme, program, programme, writer
Origin of the word Compiler
- early 14c., from Anglo-Fr. compilour, O.Fr. compileur, from L. compilatorem, agent noun from compilare (see compile). Another form of the word current in early Modern English was compilator, directly from the Latin. more
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Words that sound like Compiler
c compiler, camp follower, coneflower, convallaria, cushion flower
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