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An interpreter is a computer program that translates a high-level computer program into machine code while it is executing. As a result of this runtime interpretation, an interpreted program executes more slowly and consumes more resources than an equivalent standalone machine code executable would. To create standalone machine executables from high-level language sources you require a compiler and linker. Alternatively, you can write the program in low-level assembly language and use an assembler to create the executable, however high-level languages are easier to work with and can more easily produce executable code that is as efficient if not more efficient than is possible with low-level assembly language.

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