What is the difference between a compiler and an interpreter?

Question

Programming

I understand how the first one works, but I can't figure out the difference between them.

Answer 1

The interpreter analyzes the program line by line and immediately executes it line by line. Compiler - analyzes and converts code in a high-level language into a closer to machine language. But it does not perform object binding and other things.

Answer 2

What is different from what?

Answer 3

well, there is wikipedia:
compiler
interpreter