compiler

computer program that transforms source code into object code
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compiler

Summary

compiler is a software category[1]. compiler has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • compiler's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • compiler is a type of build tool[4].
  • compiler is a type of implementation of a programming language[5].
  • compiler is used for compilation[6].
  • compiler's Commons category is recorded as Compilers[7].
  • compiler is the opposite of decompiler[8].
  • compiler's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compilers[9].
  • compiler's product or material produced is recorded as object code[10].
  • compiler's described by source is recorded as University of Rochester Department of Computer Science[11].
  • compiler's described by source is recorded as Xavier Leroy[12].
  • compiler's described by source is recorded as Department of Computer Science at the University of Oregon[13].
  • compiler's described by source is recorded as KC Sivaramakrishnan[14].
  • compiler's has characteristic is recorded as compiler correctness[15].
  • compiler's uses is recorded as source code[16].
  • compiler's studied by is recorded as compiler construction[17].
  • compiler's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].
  • compiler's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14055'}[19].

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Definition and Type

compiler's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. Recorded subclass of include build tool[4] and implementation of a programming language[5]. compiler is the opposite of decompiler[8].

Use and Application

compiler is used for compilation[6].

Why It Matters

compiler has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] compiler is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced object code
    Subclass of
    Social media followers {'amount': '+14055'}
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    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531795805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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