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compilerComputer program that translates programs written in a high-level language into machine code (the form in which they can be run by the computer). The compiler translates each high-level instruction into several machine-code instructions – in a process called compilation – and produces a complete independent program that can be run by the computer as often as required, without the original source program being present. Different compilers are needed for different high-level languages and for different computers. In contrast to using an interpreter, using a compiler adds slightly to the time needed to develop a new program because the machine-code program must be recompiled after each change or correction. Once compiled, however, the machine-code program will run much faster than an interpreted program. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The announcement consists of an update to the Compliance Library database of over 130,000 open source and commercial third-party products, bundled with the IP Amplifier, to reflect licensing changes in the JDK distribution for the Java programming language compiler (javac), the Java HotSpot technology and JavaHelp software. NASDAQ: MONEE), a leading provider of collaborative product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for the value chain(TM), today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the company a patent for an "Interface Definition Language Compiler. Corporate members of the SystemVerilog Catalyst Program can gain early access to Synopsys' SystemVerilog-based tools, such as VCS(TM) and HDL Compiler, the front-end language compiler for Design Complier(TM), for development and support of their respective SystemVerilog tools, IP and training products. |
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