compilation
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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.
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