Translators are type of ?

Software is generally divided into system software, which manages the computer's own operation, and application software, which helps a user carry out specific tasks. System software itself is further split into the operating system, utility programs, and translators, each serving the machine rather than performing an end-user task directly.

A translator is a program that converts source code written by a programmer, whether in assembly or a high-level language, into a form the machine can execute, such as an assembler, compiler, or interpreter. Because this conversion work supports the running of the computer itself rather than helping a user write a letter or manage a budget, translators are classified as system software, alongside the operating system and utility programs, rather than as application software.

When a program's job is to help the computer function or prepare other programs to run, it belongs under system software; when its job is to help the user accomplish a task, it belongs under application software.