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-A [Compiler] is a program to transform source code from one language to another.
+A [Compiler] is a program to transform source code from one language to another. Commonly, the target language is MachineCode - either that of a "real" silicon [CPU] or of a VirtualMachine
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[Compiler] are usually built using, well, a [CompilerCompiler].
See also:
* [GCC]
* [javac]
