noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkʌmpaɪleɪt/
rhymes with -eɪt
1
noun
Meaning 1
An act of compiling code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin pīlō Latin compīlō English -ate English compilate From Latin compīlō + English -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Semantically from Old French compiler (early 14c.), equivalent to Latin compīlō + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Dutch:
samenstellen
— assemble from a collection
Dutch:
compileren
— assemble from a collection
Finnish:
koota
— assemble from a collection
French:
compiler
— assemble from a collection
German:
zusammenstellen
— assemble from a collection
Hungarian:
összeállít
— assemble from a collection
Hungarian:
fordít
— assemble from a collection
Portuguese:
compilar
— assemble from a collection
Spanish:
compilar
— assemble from a collection
Spanish:
copilar
— assemble from a collection
Spanish:
recopilar
— assemble from a collection
Swedish:
sammanställa
— assemble from a collection