Compiler vs. Parser — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Compiler and Parser
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Compiler
In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the source language) into another language (the target language). The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs that translate source code from a high-level programming language to a lower level language (e.g., assembly language, object code, or machine code) to create an executable program.There are many different types of compilers which produce output in different useful forms.
Parser
To break (a sentence) down into its component parts of speech with an explanation of the form, function, and syntactical relationship of each part.
Compiler
One that compiles
A compiler of anthologies.
Parser
To describe (a word) by stating its part of speech, form, and syntactical relationships in a sentence.
Compiler
(Computers) A program that translates another program written in a high-level language into machine language so that it can be executed.
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Parser
To process (linguistic data such as speech or written language) in real time as it is being spoken or read, in order to determine its linguistic structure and meaning.
Compiler
One who compiles.
A compiler of poetry anthologies
My favourite crossword compiler
Parser
To examine closely or subject to detailed analysis, especially by breaking up into components
"What are we missing by parsing the behavior of chimpanzees into the conventional categories recognized largely from our own behavior?" (Stephen Jay Gould).
Compiler
(compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.
Parser
To make sense of; comprehend
I simply couldn't parse what you just said.
Compiler
One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
Parser
(Computers) To analyze or separate (input, for example) into more easily processed components.
Compiler
A computer program that decodes instructions written in a higher-level computer language to produce an assembly-language program or an executable program in machine language.
Parser
To admit of being parsed
Sentences that do not parse easily.
Compiler
A person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias
Parser
(computing) A computer program that parses.
Compiler
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
Parser
One who parses.
Parser
One who parses.
Parser
A computer program that divides code up into functional components;
Compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code
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