One-pass compiler

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope
one pass compiler

A one-pass compiler is a software compiler that processes the source code only once. While one-pass compilers may be smaller and faster than their multi-pass counterparts, they are usually less efficient and effective as they have less information. Furthermore, they may be incompatible with certain programming languages because those languages require more than one compiling pass by design.

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