preprocessor en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English processor English preprocessor From pre- + processor.
Meanings
- program that processes its input data to produce output that is used as input to another program
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preprocessors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
cs preprocesor (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · de Präprozessor (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · el προεπεξεργαστής (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · fr préprocesseur (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · fi esikääntäjä (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · uk попере́дній проце́сор (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · pt pré-processador (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · tr önişlemci (program that processes input data before it is used by another program) · is forvinnslubúnaður (program that processes input data before it is used by another program)