COMPILATION

compilation, compiling

(noun) the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); “the job of compiling the inventory took several hours”

compilation, digest

(noun) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

compilation (countable and uncountable, plural compilations)

(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

(countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.

(countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Synonyms

• (the act or process of compiling): compilement

• (something compiled): anthology, collection

• (source code translation into object code)

Source: Wiktionary


Com"pi*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.]

1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents. His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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