compile
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
from Old French compiler (early 14c.), from Latin compilo (“heap, plunder”)
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compile (third-person singular simple present compiles, present participle compiling, simple past and past participle compiled)
- (transitive) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
- Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.
- (transitive, computing) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
- After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works.
- (intransitive, computing) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
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[edit] Translations
assemble from a collection
produce executable
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[edit] Noun
compile (plural compiles)
- (computing) An act of compiling code.
- 1985, Robert A Stern, An Introduction to Computers and Information Processing
- ...programming team managers assumed the "improved programs" produced through structured programming would not require as many compiles during development.
- 2007, Scott Meyers, Mike Lee, MAC OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual
- Any file with an error or warning on it will be added to this smart group until the next compile.
- 1985, Robert A Stern, An Introduction to Computers and Information Processing
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[edit] French
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compile
- first-person singular present indicative of compiler
- third-person singular present indicative of compiler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of compiler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of compiler
- second-person singular imperative of compiler
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
compile (infinitive compilar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of compilar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of compilar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of compilar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of compilar.
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