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An interpreter reads either source code or bytecode for a program, and performs the instructions specified by that program. |
An interpreter reads either source code or [[bytecode]] for a program, and performs the instructions specified by that program. |
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An interpreter is distinguished from a [[compiler]] by the fact that it doesn't need to compile the source format to a machine-readable format first; instead, it directly executes the instructions from the source. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 03:05, 1 November 2009
An interpreter reads either source code or bytecode for a program, and performs the instructions specified by that program.
An interpreter is distinguished from a compiler by the fact that it doesn't need to compile the source format to a machine-readable format first; instead, it directly executes the instructions from the source.