compile

US /kəmˈpaɪl/
UK /kəmˈpaɪl/
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1.

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.
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assemblecollectgathercollateamass
2.

(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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compilationcompiler