compiler
noun
com·pil·er
kəm-ˈpī-lər 
Examples of compiler in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And, in the case of the C++ library used with the LLVM compiler, the code hasn't been touched in over a decade.
—
Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
The latest revision by global stock index compiler MSCI reflects the bullishness towards India.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
This is an unusual move by the compiler, which for years had been largely increasing the number of stocks in the MSCI China Index.
—Laura He, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
The videogame company is set to join the Nasdaq-100 index, the compiler of the benchmark said.
—WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
The results are then compiled in a lookup table that the compiler uses to build the circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2023
The survey’s compilers highlighted the city’s vibrant cultural scene, architecture and history.
—Alex Millson, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
Of the thousands of kids' and teens' books reviewed in a 2022 analysis, about 45 percent had a nonwhite author, illustrator or compiler, up from 8 percent in 2014.
—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
The week-long event in early December is timed to coincide with the birthday of Grace Hopper, an early computer scientist who invented the now-ubiquitous compiler programs that make human code readable by machines.
—Science Near Me, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2023
The latest revision by global stock index compiler MSCI reflects the bullishness towards India.
—Diksha Madhok, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024
This is an unusual move by the compiler, which for years had been largely increasing the number of stocks in the MSCI China Index.
—Laura He, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
The videogame company is set to join the Nasdaq-100 index, the compiler of the benchmark said.
—WSJ, 13 Dec. 2023
The results are then compiled in a lookup table that the compiler uses to build the circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2023
The survey’s compilers highlighted the city’s vibrant cultural scene, architecture and history.
—Alex Millson, Fortune Europe, 12 Dec. 2023
Of the thousands of kids' and teens' books reviewed in a 2022 analysis, about 45 percent had a nonwhite author, illustrator or compiler, up from 8 percent in 2014.
—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
The week-long event in early December is timed to coincide with the birthday of Grace Hopper, an early computer scientist who invented the now-ubiquitous compiler programs that make human code readable by machines.
—Science Near Me, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'compiler.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near compiler
Cite this Entry
“Compiler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compiler. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
compiler
noun
com·pil·er
kəm-ˈpī-lər
1
: one that compiles
2
: a computer program that automatically translates an entire set of instructions written in a computer programming language (as BASIC) into machine language
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share