Decompiler

//diːkəmˈpaɪlə(ɹ)// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.

Example

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"You can use a decompiler to recover the assembler source code of a compiled file."

Etymology

From decompile + -er.

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computer program

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