释义 |
com·pil·er I. \-īlə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English compilour, from Middle French compileur, from Late Latin compilator : one that compiles: as a. : a person who assembles items of information for publication < a compiler of maps > < a compiler of specialized bibliographies > b. : a person who develops mailing lists for advertisers or gathers and arranges information of a variety of types for use in publications (as catalogs and directories) II. noun : a computer program that translates an entire set of instructions written in a higher-level symbolic language (as Fortran) into machine language before the instructions can be executed — compare interpreter herein |