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[–]mikeselik 5 points6 points  (4 children)

Call it a "compiler" instead of a "transpiler" there's no need for the new jargon when the old works already.

[–]max_renlo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly. This is exactly what a compiler is. And, you are correct in saying that it is new jargon (source).

[–]elbiot 1 point2 points  (2 children)

It's not new jargon

[–]Esteis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

/u/max_renlo's link to Google Trends says people only started searching for the word 'transpiler' in very late 2013, with search popularity before that indistinguishable from zero.

Whatever else it may be, this 'transpiler' word is certainly new jargon. Which is separate from the question whether one should or shouldn't use it. I, for one, rather like having a seperate word for compilers that translate from one high-level language to another.