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An assembler is a program that converts simple commands into machine code. The simple commands, written in an assembly language, are used in groups to perform more complicated tasks.

An interpreter runs program code by converting it to machine code on the fly. You save some time in the front by avoiding the compiling and linking steps, but interpreters generally run slower because they have to convert the same code (in a loop, say) again and again. An example of a common interpreter is the one that executes .bat files.

A compiler completely converts program code to machine code once. The computer user runs the machine code in the form of an executable command, ending in .exe say. Because the translation is complete before execution, compiled code is much faster.

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