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compiler

com·pil·er [ kəm plər ] (plural com·pil·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. gatherer: a person or group that brings things together, especially to create a whole

2. program: a computer program that converts another program from a high-level language into an intermediate language machine language

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