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Debugger vs Compiler - What's the difference?

debugger | compiler |

As nouns the difference between debugger and compiler

is that debugger is (programming) a computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables while compiler is a compiler, computer program to translate between machine code and a readable program.

debugger

English

(wikipedia debugger)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (programming) A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.

    • Anagrams

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    compiler

    English

    (wikipedia compiler)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who compiles.
    • a compiler of poetry anthologies
    my favourite crossword compiler
  • (computing) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.

    • Descendants

    * Serbo-Croatian: ----