compilation
UK/ˌkɒm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən//ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
compilation noun: the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
Noun
compilation (countable and uncountable, plural compilations)
- The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
- The scope of this computor will not necessarily be restricted to paybill compilation; its application to other work is being studied, and all possible use will be made of its capabilities.1957 November, “Electronics in Railway Accountancy”, in Railway Magazine, page 746
- Synonyms:
- compilement
- That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
- Susie made Jasmine a compilation CD of some of the best songs they'd heard at the festival.
- Synonyms:
- anthology, collection
- Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.
compilation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
compilation in Hindi
- compilation, production
- तख़्लीक़ taxlīq
compilation in Tamil
- திரட்டு, தொகுத்தல், தொகுப்பு
compilation in Urdu
- act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources
- تدوین tadvīn
compilation in Bengali
- সংকলন, কলন, সঙ্কলনগ্রন্থ
More languagesFewer languages
- compilation in Telugu
- సంగ్రహము saṅgrahamu
- compilation in Malayalam
- സമാഹാരം samāhāraṁ, സമാഹരണം samāharaṇaṁ
- compilation in Kannada
- ಸಂಕಲನ
- compilation in Punjabi
- ਸੰਕਲਨ
- compilation in Sanskrit
- खिल khila
- compilation in Tagalog
- katipunan
- compilation in Indonesian
- kompilasi
- compilation in Vietnamese
- biên dịch
Examples of compilation in a sentence
- Enregistering a value during compilation of a program may improve runtime performance.
- This book contains a compilation of songs for the Guitar with Alfabetto notation.
- The compiler treats this as a compilation error because you can't change a literal's value.
Synonyms of compilation
Forms of compilation
| plural | compilations |
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Origin of compilation
English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).
Words formed from compilation
- autocompilation
- compilation album
- compilation tape
- cross-compilation
- decompilation
- metacompilation
- precompilation
- recompilation
- supercompilation
- transcompilation
- transpilation
Words that rhyme with compilation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about compilation
- What does compilation mean?
- Compilation means the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
- What is compilation in Hindi?
- Compilation in Hindi is तख़्लीक़ (taxlīq). See Compilation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is compilation?
- Compilation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce compilation?
- Compilation is pronounced /ˌkɒm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of compilation?
- The plural of compilation is compilations.
Words near compilation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: compilation (page history and authors); तख़्लीक़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); compilation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compilation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సంగ్రహము (Telugu) (page history and authors); സമാഹരണം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); compilation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); compilation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); खिल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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