compiler vs computer program

compiler and computer program both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compiler	Yes	No	No	No
computer program	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, computer program is a hypernym of compiler; that is, computer program is a word with a broader meaning than compiler:

compiler: (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
computer program: (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

Other hypernyms of compiler include computer programme, program, programme.

compiler (noun)	computer program (noun)
(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program	(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute
a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)