Meaning of the word compile in English

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compile

US /kəmˈpaɪl/

UK /kəmˈpaɪl/

produce (a list, report, or book) by assembling information collected from other sources

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She spent weeks compiling the data for her research.

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The committee will compile a report on the findings.

Synonym:

assemble collect gather collate amass

(of a computer) convert (a program) into a form that can be run by the machine

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The software needs to be compiled before it can be executed.

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The programmer used a special tool to compile the code.

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