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Use casetranslates source code from high-level programming languages to machine code or intermediate code
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Compiler

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Computer program that translates source code from a high-level language to machine code

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software engineering tool○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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computer science○UnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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translates source code from high-level programming languages to machine code or intermediate code○UnverifiedHighFresh1
translates source code written in high-level programming language into machine code or intermediate code○UnverifiedHighFresh1
translates source code from high-level programming language to machine code or intermediate code○UnverifiedHighFresh1

processes input type

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source code○UnverifiedHighFresh1
source code files○UnverifiedHighFresh1

produces output type

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executable machine code or bytecode○UnverifiedHighFresh1
machine code○UnverifiedHighFresh1
bytecode○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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operating system○UnverifiedHighFresh1
source code as input○UnverifiedHighFresh1

produces

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object code or executable files○UnverifiedHighFresh1

consists of phase

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code generation○UnverifiedHighFresh1
lexical analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1
syntax analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1
semantic analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1

requires component

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parser○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports programming paradigm

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object-oriented programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1
procedural programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1
functional programming○UnverifiedHighFresh1

performs optimization

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code optimization during compilation process○UnverifiedHighFresh1

category

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system software○UnverifiedHighFresh1

consists of components

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lexical analyzer, syntax analyzer, semantic analyzer, code generator○UnverifiedHighFresh1

performs

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syntax analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1
semantic analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1
code optimization○UnverifiedHighFresh1
lexical analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1
code generation○UnverifiedHighFresh1

enables technology

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optimized program execution○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports technique

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static analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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debugger○UnverifiedHighFresh1
linker○UnverifiedHighFresh1
assembler○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

uses

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abstract syntax tree○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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interpreter○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports architecture

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