Interpreter (computer)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Interpreter (computer).

In computer science, anything that turns one set of instructions into another set of instructions that are then immediately (or nearly immediately) executed. In the abstract sense, "instructions" can be anything, from operating system commands to a specific programming language (such as Python)