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Line 1: − + + − :1. '''Lexical analysis''': convert source code into sequence of tokens.+ − + − :2. '''Syntactic analysis''': structure tokens into parse tree. − − :3. '''Semantic analysis''': annotate parse tree with semantic actions. − − :4. '''Code generation''': produce the final machine code. − − A software program that automatically performs this compilation process is called a '''compiler'''. − − == Legal meaning == − − A "compilation" is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship. The term "compilation" includes collective works.<ref>The [[Copyright Act]], [[17 U.S.C. § 101]].</ref>
transfer text re computer compilation to compiler
'''Compilation''' is the process of translating code written in a programming language into executable machine code. It consists of 4 steps:
==Legal meaning==
A '''compilation''' is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship. The term "compilation" includes collective works.<ref>The [[Copyright Act]], [[17 U.S.C. § 101]].</ref>
==Computer-related meaning==
'''Compilation''' is the process of translating source code written in a high-level [[programming language]] into executable machine code. The program which performs this process is called a [[compiler]].
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