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Compiler vs Interpreter Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you talk to a friend on the phone using the same language, you can say whatever you want without needing someone to translate for you. But when you need to communicate with someone whose language you do not know (and who does not know your language), you need a translator.
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In computing, we need \u201ctranslators\u201d to help us communicate with computers. This is because computers communicate in machine language. Programming languages exist as methods for communicating with computers. They are also called \u201chigh-level\u201d languages, as opposed to a computer\u2019s \u201clow-level\u201d language. When we \u201cspeak\u201d a programming language to a computer, we need a translator to take that programming language and turn it into machine vernacular.
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Fortunately, there are two types of translators that we can use to help us communicate with computers. These are the compiler and the interpreter. They perform essentially the same function but go about it in different ways. A compiler takes the program you have written and runs it all at once after you have written the entire program. An interpreter, on the other hand, runs each of your commands one line of code at a time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interpreter vs Compiler: How It Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at a couple of examples of how compiling and interpreting work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The programming language C is called a \u201ccompiled language\u201d because it uses a compiler. Its compilation process has several steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n