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translator

translator

7 4.1
A computer program that changes code from one programming language to another
  • noun
  • /trænˈsleɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : traductor de código
  • The software features a powerful translator that can convert code from Java to Python in seconds.
  • Universal Translator

I've written a modest amount of it and I've played with JavaScript translators and things like that.

Examples

  • Software for multilingual translators has increased communications among different language groups.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There are no reliable numbers for CAD translators or for CAD translation standards.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It's not gonna be perfect but I do have a translator algorithm for us to try and access this data base.

  • Maybe if you had a translator and both links existed and worked on your site...

    Blog text (19)
  • "What we've received has been tight, Captain, not random white noise." "Have you run our translator programs?"

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I've got the upgraded translator.

  • TRAEGER: Put the translator into the mainframe.

  • When problems arise, use commercial CAD translators and services whenever possible.

    Academic text (2011)
  • While today's machine translators are not perfect, they are surprisingly functional.

    Academic text (2012)
  • My wife silently took her place on the translator's focal stage while I made the final adjustments to the controls.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

compiler
vstranslator
  • Specialized
14 5.5

A program that turns code written by people into machine code

is the general program type that covers this specific output
interpreter
vstranslator
  • Specialized
4 5.8

A computer program that runs code one line at a time

is the general converter that covers forms without immediate execution
translating program
vstranslator
  • Specialized
3.6

A computer tool that changes code from one programming language to another

is the shorter single word label for the same idea
compiling program
vstranslator
  • Specialized
5.2

A program that turns programming code into instructions the computer can run

is the broader software category that also includes other conversion methods

How Advanced

compiler
  • Specialized
14 5.5
translator
  • Specialized
7 4.1

Surface Forms

translator singular
translators plural

Morphology

translator = translate (transparent) = translate + or

Agentive formation applied to a tool/program rather than a person; the 'one who converts' sense is directly extended to software.

Etymology

Translator comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and latus 'carried', like in transfer. A computer translator 'carries' code 'across' from one programming language to another, so the origin fits the software's job.