C compiler

/si kəmˈpaɪlər/

Definition

Definition of C compiler - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

tool translating C code to machine code

TECH.

The C compiler quickly translated the code into an executable program.
Developers rely on the C compiler for efficient code execution.
The C compiler flagged several syntax errors in the script.

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Expressions with C

big C

cancer referred to in a softer way

He was diagnosed with the big C last year.

high C

highest note in the soprano vocal range

The opera singer hit the high C effortlessly..

with a capital C

adv.

emphasizing the intensity of a characteristic

She is kind with a capital C.

plan C

alternative solution after two plans fail

We had to go with plan C after the storm.

C of E

abbr.

main Christian church in England led by the monarch

He attends the C of E every Sunday.

C-in-C

abbr.

highest leader of the military forces

The C-in-C gave the final order.

Expressions with compiler

cross-compiler

software that creates programs for a different computer system

The developer used a cross-compiler to build code for ARM chips.

Fortran compiler

software translating Fortran code to machine code

The Fortran compiler optimized the code for faster execution.

JIT compiler

abbr.

software that changes code into machine language while running

The JIT compiler improved the app's speed.

LISP compiler

software translating LISP code into machine code

The LISP compiler optimized the code for faster execution.

Pascal compiler

software translating Pascal code to machine code

The Pascal compiler successfully compiled the code.

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French:compilateur C, ...
German:C-Compiler, ...
Italian:compilatore C, ...
Spanish:compilador de C, ...
Portuguese:compilador C, ...
Chinese:C编译器, ...
Japanese:Cコンパイラ, ...
Arabic:مُتَرْجِم سِي, ...
Hebrew:הַקּוֹמְפַּיְלֵר שֶׁל C, ...
Russian:Компилятор C, ...
Ukrainian:компилятор C, ...
Hindi:सी कंपाइलर, ...
Bengali:সি কম্পাইলার, ...
Catalan:compilador de C, ...
Czech:překladač jazyka C, ...
Danish:C-kompilator, ...
Dutch:C-compiler, ...
Greek:μεταγλωττιστής C, ...
Hungarian:C fordítóprogram, ...
Khmer:កម្មវិធីចងក្រងភាសាស៊ី, ...
Korean:C 컴파일러, ...
Persian:کامپایلر C, ...
Polish:kompilator C, ...
Portuguese (BR):compilador C, ...
Romanian:compilator C, ...
Swedish:C-kompilator, ...
Thai:คอมไพเลอร์ C, ...
Turkish:C derleyici, ...
Vietnamese:trình biên dịch C, ...

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