Definition of compile - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
gatheringtr. gather pieces from various sources to create somethingtr.
- She compiled a list of her favorite books.
2.
technologytr. TECH. use a compiler to process source code into executable codetr. TECH.
- The developer compiled the program before testing it.
3.
code processingintr. TECH. be successfully processed by a compiler into executable codeintr. TECH.
- The code compiled without any errors.
Expressions with compile
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period when source code is converted to machine code
Compile time errors must be fixed before running the program.
compile code and immediately execute it
The developer used a compile and go approach for quick testing.
build software on one system for another system
We need to cross-compile the app for Windows.
Origin of compile
Latin, compilare (to plunder)
Terms with compile included in their meaning
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business
compile a list of items in stock
organization
compile an alphabetical list for a document
publishing
to compile information into a book
software development
compile tools for further system compilation
elections
compile names for a voting list
literary compilation
compile or select works for a collection
information
compile or put together information
acr: GNU Compiler Collection
set of tools to compile computer programs
technology
typing system where types are checked at compile time
technology
in programming, determined at compile time
acr: write once, compile anywhere
code that runs on any platform without changes
technology
compile code and immediately execute it
technology
compile code again after changes
Examples of compile in a sentence
The editor compiled articles for the magazine. She learned how to compile code in her computer science class. The software won't run until you compile it. The program compiled successfully overnight. This source file will not compile.
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- French:compiler, ...
- German:zusammenstellen, übersetzen, ...
- Italian:compilare, compilarsi, ...
- Spanish:compilar, ...
- Portuguese:compilar, processar, ...
- Chinese:编制, 编译, ...
- Japanese:まとめる, コンパイルする, ...
- Arabic:جَمَعَ, جَمَّعَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְלַקֵּט, לְקַמְפֵּל, ...
- Russian:составлять, скомпилировать, ...
- Ukrainian:складати, компілювати, ...
- Hindi:संकलित करना, कंपाइल करना, ...
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