interpreted software

[ɪnˈtɜːrprɪtɪd ˈsɔːftwɛr]
nounpl: interpreted software (uncountable) / interpreted softwares (less common)
software interpretado
1. Computer programs that are executed by an interpreter rather than being compiled directly into machine code. The interpreter reads and executes the source code or intermediate code line by line at runtime.
Python is an example of interpreted software that runs through an interpreter.
Python é um exemplo de software interpretado que funciona através de um interpretador.
2. Software that requires an interpreter program to translate commands into machine-executable instructions during execution rather than before execution.
Interpreted software tends to be slower than compiled software but offers greater portability.
Software interpretado tende a ser mais lento que software compilado, mas oferece maior portabilidade.
In Brazilian tech culture and education, 'software interpretado' is the standard technical term used in computer science courses and industry documentation. The concept became increasingly relevant with the rise of web technologies and languages like JavaScript, Python, and Java (which uses bytecode interpretation). In the USA, the term is primarily used in technical and academic contexts within software development communities.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
interpreted codeinterpreted programdynamically executed software
Antonyms / Antônimos
compiled softwarenative softwaremachine code

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese
software interpretado
Standard term used in Brazilian tech industry and education
Portugal
software interpretado
Same term used in European Portuguese technical contexts
São Paulo
software interpretado
Common in tech hubs; sometimes anglicized as 'software de linguagem interpretada'

Related Words

interpreterruntime environmentsource codecompilationbytecodejust-in-time compilation

Related Idioms & Phrases

run-time interpretation
on-the-fly execution
dynamic execution model
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