CrossWorks for ARM User Guide

39GlossaryThe following terms are in common use and are used throughout the CrossWorksdocumentation:•Active project. The project that is currently selected in the Project Explorer. TheBuild tool bar contains a dropdown and the Project > Set Active Project menucontains an item that display the active project. You can change the active projectusing either of these elements.•Active configuration. The configuration that is currently selected for building.The Build too bar contains a dropdown and the Build > Set Active BuildConfiguration menu display the active configuration. You can change the activeconfiguration using either of these elements.•Assembler. A program that translates low-level assembly language statementsinto executable machine code. See Assembler Reference.•Compiler. A program that translates high-level statement into executablemachine code. See C Compiler Reference.•Integrated development environment. A program that supports editing,managing, building, and debugging your programs within a single environment.•Linker. A program that combines multiple relocatable object modules andresolves inter-module references to produce an executable program. See LinkerReference.•Project explorer. A docking indow that contains a visual representation of theproject. See Project explorer (page 128).