compiler

1. One who compiles.
2. A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəmˈpaɪlə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: compilour

In summary

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

Synonyms

editor

author

collector

translator

compiling program

assembler

composer

gleaner

interpreter

picker

redactor

transcriber

assembly program

compiler program

compiling routine

accumulator

an original author

amasser

autocoder

catcher

collator

former

gatherer

hoarder

Translations

compilateur

Compiler

compilador

compilatore

kompilator

compilador

compiler

derleyici

Kompilator

μεταγλωττιστής

Übersetzer

compilador

Kompiler

recopilador

Herausgeber