transcompiler

English

Etymology

From transcompile +‎ -er.

Noun

transcompiler (plural transcompilers)

  1. (computing) A translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.

Synonyms

  • source-to-source compiler
  • translating compiler
  • transpiler

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