Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcompiler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: transcom-pil-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From transcompile + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: transcompile

Inflected Forms

transcompilers (plural)

Phrases

cross-compiler

Frequently Paired Words

transcompile cross-compiler

Synonyms

source-to-source compiler translating compiler transpiler

Questions

What does transcompiler mean?: 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.
Where does transcompiler come from?: From transcompile + -er.

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