compiler
pronunciation
How to pronounce compiler in British English:
UK [kəmˈpaɪlə(r)]
How to pronounce compiler in American English:
US [kəmˈpaɪlɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias
- (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Word Origin
- compiler (n.)
- early 14c., from Anglo-French compilour, Old French compileur "author, chronicler," from Latin compilatorem, agent noun from compilare (see compile). Another form of the word current in early Modern English was compilator, directly from the Latin.
Example
- 1. You can install macros as functions in the compiler .
- 2. " Platform " means the combination of the cpu and other hardware a computer system uses , its exact operating system including the version number , the compiler required , the type of libraries ( e.g. libc , glibc ) , and the type of crypto library available ( e.g. libcrypt , pam ) .
- 3. Why isn 't there a compiler error ?
- 4. The jit compiler simply makes this faster .
- 5. In the developer productivity theme our primary focus has been compiler performance .