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Übersetzer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compiler noun A program that takes source code written by a person and turns it into a form a computer can run directly, checking as it goes that the code makes sense according to the rules of the language.
  • translator noun A person who converts text or speech from one language into another.

Senses

Übersetzer is used for these senses in English:

  • compiler (software) A computer program that transforms source code into object code.
  • translator A person or thing that translates meaning from one language into another, particularly

compiler — full definition

  1. noun A program that takes source code written by a person and turns it into a form a computer can run directly, checking as it goes that the code makes sense according to the rules of the language.
  2. noun More broadly, any program that translates code from one language into another, such as one that turns a newer form of a language into an older one that more devices understand.
  3. noun A person who gathers material from various sources and assembles it into a single work, such as a list, anthology or reference book.

translator — full definition

  1. noun A person who converts text or speech from one language into another.
  2. noun (computing) A program that converts commands or code from one language into another.

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