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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
compiling
present participle of compile
Source: Wiktionary
Com*pile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Compiling.] Etym: [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See Pill, v. t., Pillage.]
1. To put together; to construct; to build. [Obs.] Before that Merlin died, he did intend A brazen wall in compass to compile. Spenser.
2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.] Which these six books compile. Spenser.
3. To put together in a new form out of materials already existing; esp., to put together or compose out of materials from other books or documents. He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a History of Rome. Macaulay.
4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
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