Dictionary of Business Terms: interpreter
interpreter
In general:person who translates orally foreign languages for people using different languages.
Computers:program that executes a source program by reading it one line at a time and doing the specified operations immediately. Most basic systems are interpreters. See also compiler.
Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: interpreter
interpreter
a program that executes a source program by reading it one line at a time and doing the specified operations immediately. Most Perl and Python systems are interpreters. Contrast compiler.
