A compiler implements a formal transformation from a high-level source program to a low-level target program.
Compiler design can define an end-to-end solution or tackle a defined subset that interfaces with other compilation tools e.g. preprocessors, assemblers, linkers..
Other terms for a source-to-source compiler are transcompiler or transpiler.
Bytecode compilers compile to assembly language of a theoretical machine, like some Prolog implementations.
This Prolog machine is also known as the Warren Abstract Machine (or WAM)..
compiler, computer software that translates (compiles) source code written in a high-level language (e.g., C++) into a set of machine-language instructions that can be understood by a digital computer's CPU..
The language processor that reads the complete source program written in high-level language as a whole in one go and translates it into an equivalent program in machine language is called a Compiler.
Example: C, C++, C#..
The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a low-level programming language (e.g. assembly language, object code, or machine code) to create an executable program..
