COMPILER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)
Categories: Writer, Author
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Categories: Program, Programme, Computer program, Computer programme
Synonyms
Compiling program, Compiler
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "compiler" comes from Latin compilatorem. It started in Old French compileur. Then it appeared in Old French compilour.
🧩 Fun Fact
Church Latin preserved classical vocabulary and spread it through religious texts worldwide.