Debugger vs. Compiler

Debuggernoun

(programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.

Debuggernoun

a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors

Debugger

A debugger or debugging tool is a computer program used to test and debug other programs (the program). The main use of a debugger is to run the target program under controlled conditions that permit the programmer to track its operations in progress and monitor changes in computer resources (most often memory areas used by the target program or the computer's operating system) that may indicate malfunctioning code.

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.