An interpreter translates and executes high-level source code line-by-line at runtime, without generating a separate compiled executable file.
Give two other characteristics of an interpreter.
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41 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Computer Science Programming languages, covering Low-level and high-level languages and Interpreters versus compilers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.