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compiler

Pronunciation: /kəmˈpaɪlə/

The English word “compiler” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who compiles.
  2. A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

Etymology

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

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