The distinction is murky, that's my point. I wonder who invented this term and when? A look at Google Trends shows how it is very recent: http://www.google.com/

The distinction is murky, that's my point. I wonder who invented this term and when? A look at Google Trends shows how it is very recent: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=transpiler http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=transpiler