Compilers and Interpreters: What’s the Difference?

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Head-to-Head Comparison: Based on Analysis

Compilers analyze and translate entire source codes in a single run, while interpreters analyze and translate source codes line by line.

  Compiler         vs Interpreter

Head-to-Head Comparison: Based on Run Time

As compiled programs consume less time, they are much faster than interpreters; conversely, interpreted programs consume more time which makes them slower than compilers.

  Compiler         vs Interpreter

Head-to-Head Comparison: Based on Execution

A compiler executes a program only after it has been compiled; however, an interpreter executes a program after evaluating each line, thereby raising an error line by line.

  Compiler         vs Interpreter

Head-to-Head Comparison: Based on Error Verification

Compilers check for both syntactic and semantic errors simultaneously, whereas interpreters check only for syntactic errors.

  Compiler         vs Interpreter

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  Compiler         vs Interpreter