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11compile — /keuhm puyl /, v.t., compiled, compiling. 1. to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work. 2. to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays; to… …
12compile */*/ — UK [kəmˈpaɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms compile : present tense I/you/we/they compile he/she/it compiles present participle compiling past tense compiled past participle compiled 1) to make something such as a list or book by bringing… …
13compile — com•pile [[t]kəmˈpaɪl[/t]] v. t. piled, pil•ing 1) to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work 2) to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays[/ex]… …
14program — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. playbill, prospectus, syllabus; agenda; forecast, draft, outline. See plan, conduct. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A list of subjects] Syn. schedule, memoranda, printed program; see list , record 2 . 2. [A… …
15compile — verb 1》 produce (a collection) by assembling material from other sources. 2》 Computing convert (a program) into a lower level form in which the program can be executed. Derivatives compiler noun Origin ME: from OFr. compiler or its apparent… …
16compile — transitive verb (compiled; compiling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French compiler, from Latin compilare to plunder Date: 14th century 1. to compose out of materials from other documents 2. to collect and edit into a volume 3. to build… …
17compile time — noun The point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation. Ant: runtime …
18compile — com|pile [ kəm paıl ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to make something such as a list or book by bringing together information from many different places: The database was compiled from statistics published by the Tourist Board. 2. ) COMPUTING to use a… …
19compile — com·pile || kÉ™m paɪl v. collect, gather together in one place; compose (an essay, book, etc.) from many parts; (Computers) translate a program that is written in a high level programming language from a source code into object code (machine… …
20compile — v.tr. 1 a collect (material) into a list, volume, etc. b make up (a volume etc.) from such material. 2 accumulate (a large number of) (compiled a score of 160). 3 Computing produce (a machine coded form of a high level program). Etymology: ME f.… …
