2. (Computers) a computer program that decodes instructions written in a higher-level computer language to produce an assembly-language program or an executable program in machine language. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
compiler — [ kɔ̃pile ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1190; lat. compilare, de pilare « piller » 1 ♦ Didact. Mettre ensemble (des extraits, des documents) pour former un recueil. Compiler des documents. 2 ♦ Péj. Plagier. 3 ♦ Anglic. Inform. Traduire (un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Compiler — コンパイラ (Compáira) Género Ciencia Ficción, Comedia, Seinen Manga Creado por Kia Asamiya … Wikipedia Español
compiler — com‧pil‧er [kəmˈpaɪlə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a person who collects information together and writes it into a list, report, book etc 2. COMPUTING a computer program or piece of software that changes another program from its existing format into … Financial and business terms
compiler — index author (writer) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
compiler — COMPILER.v. actif. Faire un recueil, un amas de diverses choses qu on a lues dans les Auteurs. Il a compilé ce qu il a trouvé de meilleur dans les Auteurs sur une telle matière, il en a fait un livre. Compilé, ée. participe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
compiler — early 14c., from Anglo Fr. compilour, O.Fr. compileur author, chronicler, from L. compilatorem, agent noun from compilare (see COMPILE (Cf. compile)). Another form of the word current in early Modern English was compilator, directly from the… … Etymology dictionary
compiler — m DEFINICIJA v. kompajler … Hrvatski jezični portal
compiler — Compiler. v. a. Faire un recueil, un amas de plusieurs choses differentes ou de mesme nature, & en composer un corps d ouvrage. Il a compilé ce qu il a trouvé de meilleur dans tous les Autheurs, sur une telle matiere, & il en a fait un livre … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
compiler — ► NOUN 1) a person who compiles information. 2) a computer program that translates instructions from a high level language into a machine code or lower level form which can be executed by the computer … English terms dictionary
compiler — [kəmpīl′ər] n. a person or thing that compiles; specif., a computer program that translates instructions, other programs, etc. in a high level language into a machine language … English World dictionary
