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title: "Is JVM a compiler or an interpreter?"  
description: "Is JVM a compiler or an interpreter?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2012-06-13  
updated: 2020-09-19  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1483/is-jvm-a-compiler-or-an-interpreter  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Is JVM a compiler or an interpreter?

Interpreter.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Interpreter.


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