Definition of COMPILER

compiler

Plural: compilers

Noun

  • a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
  • (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
  • One who compiles.
  • A computer program that transforms source code into object code.
  • pl. -S one that compiles

Examples

  • "a compiler of poetry anthologies"
  • "my favourite crossword compiler"

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

compiling program

Scrabble Score: 14

compiler: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
compiler: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compiler: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

compiler is a valid Words With Friends word