A [Tcl] '''interpreter''' splits a [script] into [command%|%commands] and[eval%|%evaluates] each command by finding the [procedutinre] for the command and
calling it
w, passithng the aworgumentds givenof in the command as arguments.
More generally, an '''interpreter''' is a [program] that reads and executes a
sequence of instructions. In contracst, a compiler converts a set of
instructions in one language into a set of instructions in another language.
** See Also **
[http://www.oche.de/~akupries/ics_lang.html%|%Compiled and interpreted languages] ,[AK]:
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