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Cross-Compiler

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:39 pm

A compiler that runs on one computer but produces object code for a different type of computer. Cross compilers are used to generate software that can run on computers with a new architecture or on special-purpose devices that cannot host their own compilers.

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