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    A translator takes source code written in a high-level language and converts it to a target language like machine code. There are different types of translators: compilers translate the entire program at once and report errors, interpreters translate line by line and report errors as they occur, and assemblers translate assembly language to machine code. Compilers are faster but require more memory, while interpreters are slower but use memory more efficiently.

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    A translator takes source code written in a high-level language and converts it to a target language like machine code. There are different types of translators: compilers translate the entire program at once and report errors, interpreters translate line by line and report errors as they occur, and assemblers translate assembly language to machine code. Compilers are faster but require more memory, while interpreters are slower but use memory more efficiently.

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    A translator takes source code written in a high-level language and converts it to a target language like machine code. There are different types of translators: compilers translate the entire program at once and report errors, interpreters translate line by line and report errors as they occur, and assemblers translate assembly language to machine code. Compilers are faster but require more memory, while interpreters are slower but use memory more efficiently.

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    A translator takes source code written in a high-level language and converts it to a target language like machine code. There are different types of translators: compilers translate the entire program at once and report errors, interpreters translate line by line and report errors as they occur, and assemblers translate assembly language to machine code. Compilers are faster but require more memory, while interpreters are slower but use memory more efficiently.

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    What is Translators

    A program written in high-level language is called as source code. To convert the


    source code into machine code, translators are needed.
    A translator takes a program written in source language as input and converts it
    into a program in target language as output.
    It also detects and reports the error during translation.
    Roles of translator are:
    • Translating the high-level language program input into an equivalent machine
    language program.
    • Providing diagnostic messages wherever the programmer violates specification
    of the high-level language program.

    Different type of translators


    The different types of translator are as follows:
    Compiler

    Compiler is a translator which is used to convert programs in high-level language


    to low-level language. It translates the entire program and also reports the errors
    in source program encountered during the translation.

                   
    Interpreter

    Interpreter is a translator which is used to convert programs in high-level language


    to low-level language. Interpreter translates line by line and reports the error once
    it encountered during the translation process.
    It directly executes the operations specified in the source program when the input
    is given by the user.
    It gives better error diagnostics than a compiler.

                   
                                     Differences between compiler and interpreter
     

    SI. Compiler Interpreter


    No

    1 Performs the translation of a program Performs statement by statement


    as a whole. translation.

    2 Execution is faster. Execution is slower.

    3 Requires more memory as linking is Memory usage is efficient as no


    needed for the generated intermediate intermediate object code is
    object code. generated.

    4 Debugging is hard as the error It stops translation when the first


    messages are generated after error is met. Hence, debugging is
    scanning the entire program only. easy.

    5 Programming languages like C, C++ Programming languages


    uses compilers. like Python, BASIC, and Ruby
    uses interpreters.

    Assembler

    Assembler is a translator which is used to translate the assembly language code


    into machine language code.
                 

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