noun
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
• Syn: ↑compiler
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑program, ↑programme, ↑computer program, ↑computer programme
• Hyponyms: ↑C compiler, ↑Fortran compiler, ↑LISP compiler, ↑Pascal compiler
• Part Meronyms: ↑parser
Useful english dictionary. 2012.