Computer Science GCSE
Translation of high-level code
What Translation of high-level code means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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A compiler translates the whole high-level source program in one go, whereas an interpreter translates and executes it one statement at a time.
Topics that use Translation of high-level code
- Programming languages (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Compiler behaviour
- Errors and execution speed
- High-level language
- Interpreter behaviour
- Portable
- Assembly language
- Machine code
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