transcompiler

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noun

A translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.

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source-to-source compilertranslating compilertranspiler
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Meanings

nountranscompiler (plural transcompilers)

plural transcompilers

  1. computingA translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.

    Synonyms: source-to-source compiler, translating compiler, transpiler

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA translating compiler that takes the source code of a programming language as its input and outputs the source code into either another programming language or an older version of the same language.

Similar
source-to-source compilertranslating compilertranspiler

Origin

From transcompile + -er.

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APA

transcompiler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcompiler

MLA

“transcompiler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcompiler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transcompiler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transcompiler.

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