A programming language implemented with a compiler that translates source code into a binary executable form
Also known as compiled · compiled programming language
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Informally, a compiled language is a programming language that is usually implemented with a compiler rather than an interpreter. Because any language can theoretically be either compiled or interpreted, the term lacks clarity: compilation and interpretation are properties of a programming language implementation, not of a programming language. Some languages have both compilers and interpreters. Furthermore, a single implementation can involve both a compiler and an interpreter. For example, in some environments, source code is first compiled to an intermediate form, which is then interpreted by an application virtual machine. In other environments, a just-in-time compiler selectively compiles some code at runtime, blurring the distinction further.