August 04, 2016 Word of the Day
compiles; compiled; compiling
The woman is compiling information for a report.
Definition of COMPILE
[+ object]
1 a : to create (a CD, book, list, etc.) by gathering things (such as songs or pieces of writing or information)
He compiled a book of poems.
She compiled a list of names.
b : to put together (various songs, pieces of writing, facts, etc.) in a publication or collection
They took the best submissions and compiled them in a single issue of the magazine.
We compiled our findings in the report.
2 computers : to change (computer programming instructions) into a form the computer can understand and use
a compiled program
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