C compiler
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- noun
- /siː kəmˈpaɪlər/
- Specialized
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compilador C
- Many developers prefer the GNU C compiler for its versatility and powerful optimization features.
He his compiler would compile C++ down to C and then you could put it just through an ordinary C compiler for the back end.
- He his compiler would compile C++ down to C and then you could put it just through an ordinary C compiler for the back end.
- You know, it with the CI should say we we're really primarily running C here because C++ is too much overhead and we have our own C compiler.
Examples
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The best cross-platform C compiler in the world, bar none, is free.
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He his compiler would compile C++ down to C and then you could put it just through an ordinary C compiler for the back end.
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We coded most of the algorithms in C and compiled them using the IBM xlc C compiler version 1.3.
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C compiler SDCC (sdcc.sf.net) is also free software.
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The C compiler translates the program into machine code so it can run on the computer.
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You need to install a C compiler to build and execute your code.
Synonyms
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A program that turns code written by people into machine code
A program that turns programming code into instructions the computer can run
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a compiler for the C programming language' is directly and compositionally derived from 'C' (the language) + 'compiler' (software that translates source code). This noun–noun compounding pattern is literal and common in computing and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words should understand it.
Etymology
C compiler comes from the name C, a programming language, and the word compiler, which means a tool that 'translates' code written by a person into the language a computer understands. So a C compiler is simply a program that 'translates' C programs into computer code.