compiler
noun
com·pil·er
kəm-ˈpī-lər 
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All of this will need to be handled by Microsoft's compiler, which converts Q# code into hardware-specific commands that perform operations with qubits, whether that means moving ions or exposing the qubits to microwaves.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
There were game mechanics, of course, but 80s or 90s IF was more like writing poetry than programming an arcade game, even if a compiler was involved.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
And, in the case of the C++ library used with the LLVM compiler, the code hasn't been touched in over a decade.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
The latest revision by global stock index compiler MSCI reflects the bullishness towards India.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
There were game mechanics, of course, but 80s or 90s IF was more like writing poetry than programming an arcade game, even if a compiler was involved.
—Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024
And, in the case of the C++ library used with the LLVM compiler, the code hasn't been touched in over a decade.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
The latest revision by global stock index compiler MSCI reflects the bullishness towards India.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
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compiler
noun
com·pil·er
kəm-ˈpī-lər
1
: one that compiles
2
: a computer program that automatically translates an entire set of instructions written in a computer programming language (as BASIC) into machine language
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