noun.
A program that translates another program written in a high-level language into machine language so that it can be executed.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One who compiles; one who makes a compilation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
noun.
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.
noun.
A computer program which transforms source code into object code.
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noun.
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
noun.
a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
Word Usage
"Saving energy and boosting performance with an easy-to-implement software compiler is a problem worth solving, especially as we rely more and more on specialized chips, be they in our antilock brakes or our iPhones."