a program to turn one computer program representation into another. usually this means source_code or intermediate_representation (IR) into machine_code or assembly. or source code into IR. or source code of one language into source code of another language.
two types of compilers are AOT (ahead of time) and JIT (just in time).
alternatively, programs can be executed via an interpreter.
a program to turn one computer program representation into another. usually this means source_code or intermediate_representation (IR) into machine_code or assembly. or source code into IR. or source code of one language into source code of another language.
two types of compilers are AOT (ahead of time) and JIT (just in time).