Definations

Definitions:

Translator

A device that changes a sentence from one language to another without change of meaning.

 Compiler

A program that translates between programming languages.

 Interpreter

A processor that compiles and executes programming language statements one by one in an interleaved manner.

 Syntax

An alphabet and a set of rules defining spatial relationships between symbols and symbol sets in a language.

 Semantics

The meanings assigned to symbols and symbol sets in a language.

 Pragmatics

The meanings perceived to be associated with symbols and symbol sets in a language.