English Explanatory Dictionary

rewriter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who, or that which, rewrites.
  2. Part of a compiler that makes a second pass to fix the generated object code by implementing postconditions, patching in calls or pointers to point to the correct locations, etc.

Word forms

rewriter rewriters

Etymology

From rewrite + -er.

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