compiler

UK /kəmˈpaɪlə/ US /kəmˈpaɪlɚ/

noun 2

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noun

One who compiles.

a compiler of poetry anthologies

my favourite crossword compiler

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.

The recommended Apple Objective-C compiler, Clang/LLVM (versions 4.2 and above) provides support for autosynthesis of declared properties. This means that the compiler will automatically synthesize declared properties […]

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ADJ.

directive, favourite

The compiler's favourite feature was the ability to optimize code automatically.

COMPILER + NOUN

anthologies, jacques, poetry, python, van

The compiler of poetry anthologies spent years organizing manuscripts from forgotten writers.

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a compiler of poetry anthologies

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my favourite crossword compiler

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Had I travelled the same route by train (the Trans-Siberian Express, say), it would have taken me a week to get there - enough time to notice that the clocks at all the stations along the way (as well

Wiktionary

GCC is a compiler while Python is an interpreter.

Tatoeba · #1006250

"@implementation" is a compiler directive that says you’re about to present the code for the guts of a class.

Tatoeba · #2756696

I read the thesis "An Estelle Compiler," by Jacques van Dijk, Estelle being a computer language I was involved with in university summer work.

Tatoeba · #10685201

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