compile

/kəmpʌɪl//kəmˈpaɪl/

noun

  1. 1

    An act of compiling code.

verb

  1. 1

    To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.

    Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.
  2. 2

    To construct, build.

  3. 3

    To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

    After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works.
  4. 4

    To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.

    There must be an error in my source code because it won't compile.
  5. 5

    To contain or comprise.

  6. 6

    To write; to compose.

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