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| com·pile [ kəm pl ] (past and past participle com·piled, present participle com·pil·ing, 3rd person present singular com·piles) |
transitive verb |
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1. gather things together: to bring things together from various places to form a whole
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2. create something by compiling things: to create something by putting together things that have been gathered from various places
  compile statistical data
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3. comput translate computer language: to convert a computer program written in a high-level language into an intermediate language machine language using a special program compiler
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| [14th century. < French compiler, probably < Latin compilare "to plunder"] |
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| com·pil·er noun |
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