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# [Compilers vs Interpreters: Who Actually Translates Your Code?](https://itsmeminsithu.hashnode.dev/compilers-vs-interpreters-who-actually-translates-your-code?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

To put it simply, your computer does not understand Python, JavaScript, or any language you write. It only understands machine code — long strings of zeros and ones that tell the hardware exactly what

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