Compiler name definition

  • Why is a compiler called a compiler?

    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.6 days ago.

  • Subsequently, several experimental compilers were developed.
    The first compiler was written by Grace Hopper, in 1951, for the A-0 programming language.
    Grace Hopper coined the term “Compiler” which referred to her A-0 system which functioned as a loader or linker, not the modern notion of a compiler.
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.

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