"metacompiler" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: metacompilers [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + compiler. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|compiler}} meta- + compiler Head templates: {{en-noun}} metacompiler (plural metacompilers)
  1. (computing) A compiler used to construct compilers for other programming languages. Wikipedia link: metacompiler Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: metacompilation Translations (Translations): métacompilateur [masculine] (French)

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