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Added 10 October 2026

compiler

/kəmˈpaɪlə/ noun

In Latin: compīlātor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about compiler at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A person who compiles information (as for reference purposes).
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program.

Origin

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

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