Meaning & use
compiled
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Gathered information from various sources and assembled it into a single list, document, or report.
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She compiled a report from data collected across a dozen different surveys.
The programmer compiled the code before running the final test.
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In software development, "compiled" describes code translated by a compiler into an executable program, as opposed to "interpreted" code run line by line.
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2. verb
Translated source code into machine-readable form before execution.
The compiled program ran much faster than the original script.
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