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compile

com·pile

US/kəmˈpaɪl/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

get or gather together

  • “I am accumulating evidence for the man”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

put together out of existing material

  • “compile a list”
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3.

use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

Origin

From Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”).

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