The program that translates each statement in a high-level source program and executes it immediately upon translation is called a(n) ____.

A) compiler
B) assembler
C) linker
D) interpreter

High-level Source Program

A program written in a high-level programming language which is easier for humans to understand and must be translated into machine code by a compiler or interpreter.

Interpreter

An Interpreter is a program that directly executes instructions written in a programming or scripting language without requiring them to have been compiled into machine-language code.

Translates

In computing, translates generally refers to the process of converting code from one form or language to another, such as from high-level code to machine code.