Compiler vs. Editor

Compilernoun

One who compiles.

Compilernoun

(compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.

Compilernoun

One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.

Compilernoun

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.

Compilernoun

a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias

Compilernoun

(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

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 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.

Editornoun

A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

Editornoun

A copy editor.

Editornoun

A person who edited a specific document.

Editornoun

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

Editornoun

A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film

Editornoun

(computer software) A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.

Editornoun

Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.

Editornoun

One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends, revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc., for publication.

Editornoun

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

Editornoun

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data