During its ____ phase,a translator collects sequences of characters from the input program and forms them into tokens.
A) parsing
B) analyzing
C) generating
D) scanning

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During the scanning phase, a translator reads the input program character by character and groups them into tokens. This phase is also known as lexical analysis. The goal of the scanning phase is to identify the basic units of the program, such as keywords, identifiers, constants, and symbols. Once the tokens are identified, they are passed on to the parsing phase for further analysis. So, the correct option is D - scanning.

During Its ____ Phase,a Translator Collects Sequences of Characters from the Input