What is a “translation unit” in C++

Question

I am reading at the time the \"Effective C++\" written by Meyers and came across the term \"translation unit\".

Could somebody please give me an explanation of:

Answer 1

A translation unit is for all intents and purposes a file (.c/.cpp), after it's finished including all of the header files.

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