Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

    Zusammenstellung

    компиля́цияkompiljácija, собира́ниеsobiránije, составле́ниеsostavlénije

    компіля́ціяkompiljácija, компілюва́нняkompiljuvánnja

    the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

  2. (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 the best songs they'd heard at the festival.

    Sammelwerk, Sammlung, Zusammenstellung

    собра́ниеsobránije

    компіля́ціяkompiljácija

    something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

  3. (countable, uncountable)Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

    Kompilation, Kompilieren, Kompilierung

    компиля́цияkompiljácija, компили́рованиеkompilírovanije

    компіля́ціяkompiljácija, компілюва́нняkompiljuvánnja

Examples

9 sentences
  1. He devoted his whole life to compilation of the dictionary.

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  2. He made a compilation of my works.

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  3. I put together a compilation of my favourite songs.

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  4. This corpus is just a giant compilation of independent clauses.

    deDieses Korpus ist nur eine riesige Sammlung unabhängiger Sätze.

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  5. I leave my heirs a tiny legacy: a compilation of phrases, scattered poems.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources:
Русский
By meaning 3
act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources:
that which is compiled:
translation of source code into object code by a compiler:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources:
that which is compiled:
translation of source code into object code by a compiler:

Origin

English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a

English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).

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Forms

plural: compilations
Singularcompilation
Pluralcompilations

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
something compiled:anthologyC2collectionA1
the act or process of compiling:compilement
Close in meaning
  • the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list):compiling
  • something that is compiled (as into a single book or file):digest

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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