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interpreters

/ɪnˈtəːpɹɪtəs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. One who conveys what a user of one language is saying or signing, in real time or shortly after that person has finished communicating, to a user of a different language. (Contrasted with a translator.)
  2. One who explains something, such as an art exhibit. One who does heritage interpretation.
  3. A program that executes another program written in a high-level language by reading the instructions in real time rather than by compiling it in advance.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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