How does MATLAB process M-Files?

Some programming languages have interpreters and some require compilation. How does the MATLAB run M-Files?

Answer 1

[Stephen23]

The MATLAB documentation explains how MATLAB works:

http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/matlab-execution-engine/

http://blogs.mathworks.com/loren/2016/02/12/run-code-faster-with-the-new-matlab-execution-engine/

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/newsreader/view_thread/237478