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transcompile

transcompile verb: to compile (source code) by translating from one source programming language to either another language or an older version of the same language, producing translated source code in the other language or version.

Verb

transcompile (third-person singular simple present transcompiles, present participle transcompiling, simple past and past participle transcompiled)

  1. (transitive) To compile (source code) by translating from one source programming language to either another language or an older version of the same language, producing translated source code in the other language or version.
    Synonyms:
    transpile

Synonyms of transcompile

Forms of transcompile

third-person singular presenttranscompiles
present participletranscompiling
past participletranscompiled
pasttranscompiled

Origin of transcompile

From trans- + compile.

Words formed from transcompile

Questions about transcompile

What does transcompile mean?
Transcompile means to compile (source code) by translating from one source programming language to either another language or an older version of the same language, producing translated source code in the other language or version.
What part of speech is transcompile?
Transcompile is a verb.
What is the past tense of transcompile?
The past tense of transcompile is transcompiled.

Words near transcompile in the dictionary

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

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