Translator - GCSE Computer Science Definition

In computer science, a translator is a special type of software that converts code written in a programming language into a form that a computer's hardware can understand. There are three main types of translators: compilers, interpreters, and assemblers. Compilers translate the entire code at once and create an executable file, while interpreters convert the code line-by-line as the program runs. Assemblers convert low-level assembly language into machine code. Translators help programmers by allowing them to write in human-readable languages, which are then turned into machine-readable instructions so the computer can perform tasks.