What is a compiler??

Answer 1

A compiler is a program that translates a source program written in some high-level programming language (such as Java) into machine code for some computer architecture (such as the Intel Pentium architecture).

Answer 2

it is not a program....but a set of programs to be accurate

Answer 3

javac compiles the code into bytecode.....and the java interpreter coverts the byte code into machine code....