To use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed.

To convert code into ordinary language.

1. To give an interpretation or explanation to.
2. To give an interpretation or rendition of; SYN. render.
3. To make sense of; assign a meaning to; SYN. construe.

1. To render into another language; SYN. interpret.
2. To change from one form or medium into another; SYN. transform.
3. To change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation, in mathematics.
4. To bring to a certain spiritual state.
5. To be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way

To use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed.