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transcompiler

transcompiler noun: a translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.

Noun

transcompiler (plural transcompilers)

  1. A translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.
    Synonyms:
    source-to-source compiler, translating compiler, transpiler

Synonyms of transcompiler

  • source-to-source compiler
  • translating compiler
  • transpiler

Forms of transcompiler

pluraltranscompilers

Origin of transcompiler

From transcompile + -er.

Questions about transcompiler

What does transcompiler mean?
Transcompiler means a translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.
What part of speech is transcompiler?
Transcompiler is a noun.
What is the plural of transcompiler?
The plural of transcompiler is transcompilers.

Words near transcompiler in the dictionary

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

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