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Compiler Library
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Storm provides a number of utilities that aid in creating languages, and compilers for such
languages. These utilities can be roughly divided into three parts:
1. A library of [named entities](md:/Language_Reference/Storm/The_Name_Tree) that are stored in the
*name tree*. These form a common representation of central concepts that can be shared between
languages. Examples are functions and types.
2. A library for parsing text into abstract syntax trees. The conceptual part of this area of the
compiler library is covered in the section on [the syntax
language](md:/Language_Reference/The_Syntax_Language). This part of the manual covers the
technical parts, such as details of the `Parser` class.
3. A library for generating machine code. Again, the conceptual parts of this area of the compiler
library is covered in the section on the [intermediate
language](md:/Language_Reference/Intermediate_Language). This part of the manual is, however,
more technical in nature.
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