translators

Noun

translator (plural translators)

1. A person or thing that translates various forms of text.
2. (proscribed, sometimes, inexact) Synonym of interpreter, a person or thing that immediately interprets direct speech.
   • "You don't believe the Soviet Union is going to reduce its defense budget, do you?" Boggs asked.
     Premier Chou didn't wait for the translator to finish. "Never, never, never," he replied in perfect English.1980, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 95

   Synonyms:

   interpreter

3. (figuratively) A person or thing that expresses an idea or style in a new form or medium.
   • Mr. C. Blair Leighton... lithographer... was one of the earliest translators of water and oil pictures by the chromatic process.1855 June, Gentleman's Magazine, number 657, page 1
4. (historical) A machine that converts inputs into a pattern of holes on a punch card.
5. (US) A relay station that retransmits incoming television signals after automatically adjusting their frequency to avoid interference.
6. A program that converts commands from one computer language into another.

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