A [Tcl] '''interpreter''' splits a [script] into [command%|%commands] and
[eval%|%evaluates] each command by finding the [procedure] for the command and
calling it, passing the words of the command as arguments.

More generally, an '''interpreter''' is a [program] that reads and executes a
sequence of instructions.  In contrast, 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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