COMPILER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
   Synonym(s)
   • compiling program (what does compiling program mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) compiler is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • program (what does program mean?)
   • programme (what does programme mean?)
   • computer program (what does computer program mean?)
   • computer programme (what does computer programme mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • C compiler (what does C compiler mean?)
   • Fortran compiler (what does Fortran compiler mean?)
   • LISP compiler (what does LISP compiler mean?)
   • Pascal compiler (what does Pascal compiler mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compile (what does compile mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias
   Synonym(s)
   • encyclopaedist (what does encyclopaedist mean?)
   • encyclopedist (what does encyclopedist mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) compiler is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • writer (what does writer mean?)
   • author (what does author mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compose (what does compose mean?)
   • compile (what does compile mean?)