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verb
- 1. produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources: "the local authority must compile a list of the names and addresses of taxpayers"
- 2. convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed: "this allows you to create programs and compile them"
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COMPILE definition: 1. to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: 2. to…. Learn more.
Definition of compile verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to collect information from a variety of places and arrange it in a book, report, or list: We’re compiling some facts and figures for an article on the Russian economy. (Definition of compile from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) compile | Business English. verb [ T ] uk / kəmˈpaɪl / us. Add to word list.
1. : to compose out of materials from other documents. compile a statistical chart. 2. : to collect and edit into a volume. compile a book of poems. 3. : to build up gradually. compiled a record of four wins and two losses. 4. : to run (something, such as a program) through a compiler. Synonyms. anthologize. collect.
When you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information. Councils were required to compile a register of all adults living in their areas.
to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work. to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays; to compile a graph showing changes in profit. to gather together: to compile data.
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. 3. to gather together: to compile data. 4. to translate (a computer program) by means of a compiler.
COMPILE definition: to collect information and arrange it in a book, report, or list. Learn more.
When you compile something, like a recipe-book or a mix-tape, you put it together using things that already exist (recipes, songs).
From Longman Business Dictionary com‧pile /kəmˈpaɪl/ verb [ transitive] 1 to collect information together and write it into a list, report, book etc Our staff are compiling the material for an on-line database. 2 to put instructions into a computer in a form that the computer can understand and use You do not have to exit the editor, compile the...
