compilation
English edit
Etymology edit
English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑmpɪˈleɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
compilation (countable and uncountable, plural compilations)
- (uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
- (countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
- Susie made Jasmine a compilation CD of some of best songs they'd heard at the festival.
- (countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.
Synonyms edit
- (the act or process of compiling): compilement
- (something compiled): anthology, collection
- (source code translation into object code):
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources
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that which is compiled
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translation of source code into object code by a compiler
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Further reading edit
- compilation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
See also edit
- Compilation (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
compilation f (plural compilations)
- compilation (all senses)
Further reading edit
- “compilation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.