From: ak@akkartik.com   
      
   On a slight tangent, I've never liked the term "compiler". I prefer   
   "translator". "Translator" maps well with "interpreter" when talking about   
   natural languages. That seems like a good reason to also use it for   
   computer languages.   
      
   Bringing it back to this thread, I think the difference between compilers   
   and transpilers is largely meaningless. They're both just translators.   
      
   [It is about 65 years too late to change "compiler".  On the other   
   hand, approximately nobody uses "transpiler" and we can use something   
   less cute like translator, or the classic SIFT. -John]   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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