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transcompilation

transcompilation noun: the translation of source code in one programming language into source code for another programming language.

Noun

transcompilation (uncountable)

  1. The translation of source code in one programming language into source code for another programming language.

Origin of transcompilation

From trans- + compilation.

Questions about transcompilation

What does transcompilation mean?
Transcompilation means the translation of source code in one programming language into source code for another programming language.
What part of speech is transcompilation?
Transcompilation is a noun.

Words near transcompilation in the dictionary

  1. transcolonial
  2. transcolumnar
  3. transcommunication
  4. transcommunity
  5. transcompartmental
  6. transcompilation
  7. transcompile
  8. transcompiled
  9. transcompiler
  10. transcompilers
  11. transcompiles

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