Meaning & use
Compiling
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Gathering information from various sources and assembling it into a single document, list, or report.
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She spent the afternoon compiling data for the annual sales report.
The programmer ran the software through compiling before testing it.
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In computing, 'compiling' specifically means translating source code into machine-readable instructions.
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2. verb
Translating source code written in a programming language into machine code or an executable form.
Compiling the program took several minutes before it could run.
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