"compiler" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəmˈpaɪlə/ [UK], /kəmˈpaɪlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compiler.wav [Southern-England] Forms: compilers [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compilatorem. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|compilour}} Middle English compilour, {{der|en|xno|compilour}} Anglo-Norman compilour, {{der|en|fro|compileur}} Old French compileur, {{der|en|la|compilatorem}} Latin compilatorem Head templates: {{en-noun}} compiler (plural compilers)
  1. One who compiles. Categories (topical): Occupations, People Translations (a person who compiles): compilador (Catalan), kokoaja (Finnish), koostaja (Finnish), compilateur [masculine] (French), compilatrice (French), Kompilator [masculine] (German), συντάκτης (syntáktis) [masculine] (Greek), tiomsaitheoir [masculine] (Irish), teaglamaí [masculine] (Irish), コンパイラ (kompaira) (Japanese), compīlātor [masculine] (Latin), kaiwhakahiato (Maori), kompilator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kompilator [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), گرداور (Persian), kompilator [masculine] (Polish), compilador [masculine] (Portuguese), compilator [masculine] (Romanian), compilatoare [feminine] (Romanian), состави́тель (sostavítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), компиля́тор (kompiljátor) [masculine] (Russian), kompilator [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kompilatorica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), sammanställare [common-gender] (Swedish), kompilator [common-gender] (Swedish), укладач (ukladač) [masculine] (Ukrainian), biên dịch viên (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-compiler-en-noun-hZHtQUCb Disambiguation of Occupations: 55 45 Disambiguation of People: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'a person who compiles': 78 22
  2. (software compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code. Categories (topical): Compilation, Occupations Translations (computer program): compilador [masculine] (Catalan), 編譯器 (Chinese Mandarin), 编译器 (biānyìqì) (Chinese Mandarin), překladač [masculine] (Czech), tradukilo (Esperanto), kompilaator (Estonian), kääntäjä (Finnish), compilateur [masculine] (French), Compiler [masculine] (German), Kompiler [masculine] (German), Übersetzer [masculine] (German), μεταγλωττιστής (metaglottistís) [masculine] (Greek), מְהַדֵּר [masculine] (Hebrew), fordító (Hungarian), fordítóprogram (Hungarian), þýðandi [masculine] (Icelandic), vistþýðandi [masculine] (Icelandic), þýðingarforrit [neuter] (Icelandic), kompilator (Indonesian), tiomsaitheoir [masculine] (Irish), コンパイラ (kompaira) (Japanese), компилятор (kompilätor) (Kazakh), 컴파일러 (keompailleo) (Korean), kompiliatorius [masculine] (Lithuanian), mpandika (Malagasy), kompilator [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kompilator [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ترجمیسال (Persian), ترجمیسار (Persian), kompilator [masculine] (Polish), compilador [masculine] (Portuguese), compilator [neuter] (Romanian), компиля́тор (kompiljátor) [masculine] (Russian), kompilator [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), kompajler [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), compilador [masculine] (Spanish), kompilator [common-gender] (Swedish), คอมไพเลอร์ (Thai), derleyici (Turkish), trình biên dịch (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-compiler-en-noun-FhS4IwWm Disambiguation of Occupations: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software-compilation Disambiguation of 'computer program': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: cross compiler, multi-language compiler, multi-target compiler, source-to-source compiler, transcompiler, translating compiler, transpiler

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          "roman": "biānyìqì",
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          "word": "tradukilo"
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          "word": "Übersetzer"
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      "sense": "computer program",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "word": "kokoaja"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a person who compiles",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Kompilator"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "a person who compiles",
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      "word": "コンパイラ"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "word": "گرداور"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "kompilator"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "a person who compiles",
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "компиля́тор"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "sammanställare"
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      "code": "sv",
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    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ukladač",
      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "укладач"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a person who compiles",
      "word": "biên dịch viên"
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