compile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

rom Old French compiler (early 14c.), from Latin compilo (“‘heap, plunder’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʌmpaɪl/

  Rhymes: -aɪl

[edit] Verb

to compile (third-person singular simple present compiles, present participle compiling, simple past and past participle compiled)

1. (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.

2. {{|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.

3. (intransitive, computing) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.

[edit] Derived terms

• compiler, compilator

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

compile (plural compiles)

1. (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.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ceilmop
• polemic

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

compile

1. First-person singular present indicative of compiler.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of compiler.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of compiler.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of compiler.
5. Second-person singular imperative of compiler.