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compilation

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/

The English word “compilation” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  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.
  3. Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

Etymology

English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).

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