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A software application that translates English-like commands into machine language so that the computer can understand it. There are compilers for virtually every language on every platform. Those that create code on one platform for use on another are called cross compilers. Compilers take code written in a particular syntax and usually convert it to binary, machine code instructions.

compiler.txt · Last modified: 2006/10/15 09:35 (external edit)