| Assembler |
A program that translates assembly language code into machine code. |
| Code Generation |
The process of producing executable machine code or intermediate code from the analyzed source code. |
| Compiler |
A program that translates source code written in a high-level programming language into a lower-level language, such as machine code. |
| Interpreter |
A program that directly executes instructions written in a high-level programming language without the need for prior translation. |
| Lexical Analysis |
The process of breaking down the source code into a sequence of lexemes (tokens) that can be processed by the compiler or interpreter. |
| Linker |
A program that combines object code generated by the compiler with external libraries to create an executable program. |
| Optimization |
The process of improving the efficiency and performance of the generated machine code. |
| Semantic Analysis |
The process of analyzing the meaning of the source code and checking for semantic errors. |
| Syntax Analysis |
The process of analyzing the grammar of the source code to determine its syntactic structure. |
| Translator |
A program that converts code from one programming language to another without necessarily changing the underlying logic. |
