compiler

noun
/kəmˈpaɪlə/UK/kəmˈpaɪlɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

  1. derived from compīlātōrem
  2. derived from compileur
  3. derived from compilour
  4. inherited from compilour

Definitions

  1. One who compiles.

    • a compiler of poetry anthologies
    • my favourite crossword compiler
  2. A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

    • The recommended Apple Objective-C compiler, Clang/LLVM (versions 4.2 and above) provides support for autosynthesis of declared properties. This means that the compiler will automatically synthesize declared properties […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at compiler. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at compiler. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at compiler

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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