Compiler ↔ Program to translate Source Code to Machine Code (or IR)

aka Compile, Compiling

Compilers may use AOT or JIT

AOT Compilation

to translate Source Code into an intermediate code IR

References

1. TSC ↔ CLI Dev tool to Type-Check/Compile TS to JS

2. Directive ↔ Statement to direct Compiler/Preprocessor behavior

3. REPL ↔ CLI to interact with Compiler via Terminal with output to loop results

4. Compile Time ↔ Program lifecycle phase to Compile Source Code

5. ESBuild ↔ CLI Dev tool to Transpile & Bundle JS, fast efficient Compiler built in Go

6. SWC ↔ Rust Compiler to power Turbopack || extend Webpack