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Translators Different Type of Translators

Translators are needed to convert source code into machine code. There are different types of translators: compilers, interpreters, and assemblers. Compilers translate entire programs at once and are faster, while interpreters translate line-by-line and are slower but provide better error diagnostics. Assemblers translate assembly language code into machine language code.

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Translators Different Type of Translators

Translators are needed to convert source code into machine code. There are different types of translators: compilers, interpreters, and assemblers. Compilers translate entire programs at once and are faster, while interpreters translate line-by-line and are slower but provide better error diagnostics. Assemblers translate assembly language code into machine language code.

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Translators Different type of

translators
A program written in high-level language is called as source code. To convert the
source code into machine code, translators are needed.
A translator takes a program written in source language as input and converts it
into a program in target language as output.
It also detects and reports the error during translation.
Different type of translators

The different types of translator are as follows:


Compiler

Compiler is a translator which is used to convert programs in high-level language


to low-level language. It translates the entire program and also reports the errors
in source program encountered during the translation.

Interpreter

Interpreter is a translator which is used to convert programs in high-level


language to low-level language. Interpreter translates line by line and reports the
error once it encountered during the translation process.
It directly executes the operations specified in the source program when the input
is given by the user.
It gives better error diagnostics than a compiler.

Differences between compiler and interpreter


SI. Compiler Interpreter
No

1 Performs the translation of a program Performs statement by statement


as a whole. translation.

2 Execution is faster. Execution is slower.

3 Requires more memory as linking is Memory usage is efficient as no


needed for the generated intermediate intermediate object code is
object code. generated.

4 Debugging is hard as the error It stops translation when the first


messages are generated after scanning error is met. Hence, debugging is
the entire program only. easy.

5 Programming languages like C, C++ Programming languages like Python,


uses compilers. BASIC, and Ruby uses interpreters.

Assembler

Assembler is a translator which is used to translate the assembly language code


into machine language code.

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