compile


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
compile/kəmˈpʌɪl/
verb
  • 1 produce (a collection) by assembling material from other sources.
  • 2 Computing convert (a program) into a lower-level form in which the program can be executed.
– derivatives
compiler noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. compiler or its apparent source, L. compilare ‘plunder or plagiarize’.
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