translator
- noun
- /trænˈsleɪtər/
- Specialized
- 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.
- I've written a modest amount of it and I've played with JavaScript translators and things like that.
Examples
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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.
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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.
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TRAEGER: Put the translator into the mainframe.
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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
A program that turns code written by people into machine code
A computer program that runs code one line at a time
A computer tool that changes code from one programming language to another
A program that turns programming code into instructions the computer can run
How Advanced
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.