transcompiler

English

Etymology

transcompile +‎ -er

Noun

transcompiler (plural transcompilers)

1. (computing) 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.

Synonyms

• source-to-source compiler
• translating compiler
• transpiler

Hypernyms

• compiler

Related terms

• transcompile

See also

• cross-compiler

Further reading

• transcompiler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia