Hypernym

noun

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

Part_meronym

noun

a computer program that divides code up into functional components

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

noun

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

compiler 2

noundomain: communication

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

Synonyms

compiling program 1
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

Derivationally related form

verb

use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

Hyponym

noun

a compiler for programs written in C

noun

a compiler for programs written in FORTRAN

noun

a compiler for programs written in LISP

noun

a compiler for programs written in Pascal

Part_holonym

noun

a computer program that divides code up into functional components

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

noun

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures