TRANSLATOR

1. A device that converts information from one system of representation into equivalent information in another system of representation. ( 188 ) Note: An example of a translator in telephony is the device that converts dialed digits into call - routing information. 2. A computer program that translates from one language into another language and in particular from one programming language into another programming language. Synonym translating program. 3. In FM and TV broadcasting, a repeater station that receives a primary station 's signal , amplifies it, shifts it in frequency , and rebroadcasts it. 4. A device that converts one frequency to another.