verb
- to collect and assemble information or materials from various sources into a single work
- to translate computer program source code into machine code or executable form
Usage: computing
Examples
- The researcher will compile data from multiple studies.
- She compiled a list of her favorite restaurants.
- The editor compiled stories from various authors into an anthology.
- It took months to compile all the survey results.
- The programmer needs to compile the code before running it.
- Make sure your program compiles without errors.
- The team compiled evidence to support their theory.