Associations to the word «Compiler»

Wiktionary

COMPILER, noun. One who compiles.
COMPILER, noun. (computing) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.

Dictionary definition

COMPILER, noun. A person who compiles information (as for reference purposes).
COMPILER, noun. (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley