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compilers

compilers is the plural of compiler.

Meaning of compiler

Noun

compiler (plural compilers)

  1. One who compiles.
    • a compiler of poetry anthologies
  2. A computer program that transforms source code into object code.
    • As a result, many compilers automatically allocate blocks of memory and then parcel chunks out to programs with a suballocator when needed. That is, the compiler allocates a chunk of some 4,000 bytes and then parcels this memory out to you in bits and pieces when you need it.1995, Charles Calvert, Teach Yourself Windows 95 Programming in 21 Days, page 1170

Phrases with compilers

Questions about compilers

What is compilers the plural of?
Compilers is the plural of compiler.

Words near compilers in the dictionary

  1. compile-time
  2. compiled
  3. compilement
  4. compilements
  5. compiler
  6. compilers
  7. compiles
  8. compiliation
  9. compiling
  10. compilings
  11. comping

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