INTERPRETER

Interpreter

In computer science, an interpreter is a computer program that directly executes, i.e. performs, instructions written in a programming or scripting language, without previously batch-compiling them into machine language. An interpreter generally uses one of the following strategies for program execution:

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interpreter

Noun

  1. One who listens to a speaker in one language and relates that utterance to the audience in a different language. Contrasted with translator.
    A Japanese man who is tried before a German court is assisted by an interpreter in making oral statements.
  2. One who explains something, such as an art exhibit.
  3. A program which executes another program written in a programming language other than machine code.
    Programs written in the BASIC language are usually run through an interpreter, though some can be compiled.


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