What does a JIT compiler do?

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Hi all,

I was just watching the google IO videos and they talked about the JIT compiler they included in the android and showed a demo about performance improvements thanks to JIT compiler. I wondered what does exactly a JIT compiler do and wanted to hear from different people.

So, What is the duty of a JIT compiler?

Thanks all

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