compiler

Meanings

• noun

  A program or set of programs that translates source code into machine code or bytecode.

  - "The compiler converts Java code into bytecode."
  - "The C++ compiler generates machine code from source files."

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Variants

List of all variants of compiler that leads to same result
compiler , compilers

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Etymology

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From Old French 'compiler' meaning 'to gather'.

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Trivia

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1. The first compiler was written in 1957 for the Fortran programming language.

2. Compilers can significantly impact the performance of a program by generating more efficient machine code.

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Related Concepts

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1. Interpreter: A program that directly executes source code without compiling it first.

2. Assembler: A compiler that translates assembly language into machine code.

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Culture

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Compilers have been instrumental in the development of modern computing and have been the subject of various works of literature and art.

How to Memorize "compiler"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a factory that takes in source code as raw material and produces machine code as finished product.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'compiler' with the idea of translating source code into machine code.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'C-O-D-E' to remember that a compiler 'Compiles' source 'O'bject 'D'esign 'E'xpressions.

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