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-A [Compiler] is a program which transforms a program from a higher abstraction level to a lower abstraction level. This differs from a [DeCompiler] which is a program which transforms a program in the opposite direction.
+A [Compiler] is a program which transforms a program from a higher abstraction level to a lower abstraction level. This differs from a [DeCompiler] which is a program which transforms a program in the opposite direction. A [Compiler] designed for building other [Compiler]s is called a [CompilerCompiler]
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-[GCC] is a compile
(more correctly a family of compilers) which transforms [C], [C++] and [Fortran] into object files, libraries or executables.
+[GCC] is a compiler
(more correctly a family of compilers) which transforms [C], [C++] and [Fortran] into object files, libraries or executables.
[javac] is a compiler that transfroms [Java] SourceCode into class files.
