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compile

[kuhm-pahyl]

verb (used with object), -piled, -pil·ing.

to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.

to make (a book, writing, or the like) of materials from various sources: to compile an anthology of plays; to compile a graph showing changes in profit.

to gather together: to compile data.

Computers. to translate (a computer program) from a high-level language into another language, usually machine language, using a compiler.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin compīlāre to rob, pillage, steal from another writer, equivalent to com- com- + -pīlāre, perhaps akin to pīla column, pier, pile¹, pīlāre to fix firmly, plant (hence, pile up, accumulate)

Related forms

pre·com·pile, verb (used with object), -piled, -pil·ing.

re·com·pile, verb (used with object), -piled, -pil·ing.

un·com·piled, adjective

well-com·piled, adjective

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Compile is always a great word to know.

So is cursor. Does it mean:

a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a CRT where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear

the machine-language output of a compiler or assembler that is ready for execution

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He has indicated he may simply compile a list of candidates for the council and let other leaders decide.

Compile data and prepare written reports in compliance with departmental and governmental requirements.

Many conservation groups compile information about biodiversity in one form or another.

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He has indicated he may simply compile a list of candidates for the council and let other leaders decide.

Compile data and prepare written reports in compliance with departmental and governmental requirements.

Many conservation groups compile information about biodiversity in one form or another.

Ask students to compile a list of motives for building a dam.

But-no one will be sure until they compile enough data.

As you compile your list, keep in mind the following.

The problem with trying to compile a list of nearly perfect cars is you're going to leave something off.

Clients who want to compile a video-photo album can drop off the necessary slides and photographs.

Compile a letter of application, vita and contact information for three references.

Now the people who compile indices are changing the way in which they calculate them to take account of such scarcity.

One of the center's goals is to compile and organize the information so that it can serve as potential evidence in court.

Overall a great chart that obviously took a long time to compile and put together.

But scientists continue to compile proof that it's the basis of life.

He said the state was only trying to compile statistics.

It does not compile a single list of the best overall schools.

Those who compile the data are aware of this urban heat-island effect, and try in various ways to compensate for it.

Compile all the photographs into an album or wall display.

Then he used software to compile those microphotographs into a high-resolution color digital panoramic view of the yellow band.

These will soon be piped into one central computer which will compile and share this intelligence across the nation.

Compile and maintain statistical and other data and write reports.

Officials have said they need extra time to compile accurate voter lists.

Then divide students into small groups and ask them to compile a list ofother common baseball phrases.

We do not take thousands of mini-snapshots of the world and compile them.

But she was intrigued by the prospect of a database that would compile the available research into a single resource.

Compile an initial list of people for informational interviews.

To compile this data accurately, they need a way of linking one set of information to another.

It's especially frustrating when you were in the middle of a big file transfer or program compile.

First, you can compile and develop material that will make up the literature-review section of your dissertation.

But they also use published statistics to compile water-poverty indices for whole countries.

It's doubtful more than one or two of them were senseless enough to actually compile it.

Compile and present reports in a concise and comprehensive manner.

Supporters insist that this information will only be used to compile statistics.

Editions conforms to your reading habits and tastes over time in order to decide which articles to compile each day.

It's great fun to geek out over formulas that can tell you averages or compile all your attendance for you.

Many iPod users compile special selections of tunes, or playlists, for family listening while in the car.

Google could soon, if it wanted, compile dossiers on specific individuals.

AS the second millennium draws to a close, it's easier to compile a list of milestones in advertising than in other fields.

Lots of new numbers will be grist to the mills of those who compile international rankings.

They will compile their research results into a plan for a fast-food.

Other countries and regions have dealt with the device issue by allowing companies to compile their own safety and efficacy data.

During the interview they should compile a list of three.

The results were used to compile an atlas of linguistic diversity.

Ask them to compile their findings into posters or illustrated reports that include the following:.

Thus far i personally have and continue to compile and evaluate research from various globally accredited individuals.

They then write and compile their own anecdotes for a.

You'll also need some software to program the chip and to compile the sample tempsensor code.

Many of the agreements with the agencies usually involve the taking of photographs to compile a professional portfolio.

During the interview they should compile a list of three things about their partner: two of them are true and one is not.

Students should compile their research into reports that address the above questions.

Compile a static shoutcast server, and have it stream constantly back to you.

Various pollsters were corralled to compile the evidence.

Users compile an online list of films they want to see.

Not everyone is organized enough to compile lists and sift through promotional e-mails week after week.

Her aim is to compile a portfolio that avoids the sharp peaks and valleys characteristic of small.

The rankings compile subjective reactions and lack any real context.

The software let me convert the frames into individual pictures, or compile multiple frames into a movie.

And the organizations that compile weather records never made tracking big flakes an observational requirement.

Even if all you do is to compile guides published by other offices, you will learn more.

Then compile all the photographs into an album or wall display.

The following is offered as a word of warning to you as you compile your fossil evidence:.

The bill also would strike a blow against companies that compile inaccurate dossiers on consumers.

But departments can also begin to compile their own data.

Netflix's customers compile online lists of videos they want to see and receive them in the post.

Have the students compile their findings into oral presentations or posters.

While the playlist only requires students to compile and strategically arrange audio files in a.

One could compile enough facts and silly arguments.

Hogan and colleagues plan to compile a database of ten years' worth of snapshots of people holding their catch.

The traffic safety agency does not compile recall data that way.

Have students compile the organisms recorded in their datasheets to make a master list of all organisms.

So it is difficult for highly skilled researchers to compile an accurate global index.

Compile a short-list of agents and invite them to pitch for your account, using your travel policy as a basis for discussion.

The bureau collected figures from law-enforcement agencies around the country to compile the report.

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World English Dictionary

compile (kəmˈpaɪl)

—vb
1.	to make or compose from other materials or sources: to compile a list of names
2.	to collect or gather for a book, hobby, etc
3.	computing to create (a set of machine instructions) from a high-level programming language, using a compiler

[C14: from Latin compīlāre to pile together, plunder, from com- together + pīlāre to thrust down, pack]

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Word Origin & History

compile

early 14c., from O.Fr. compiler, from L. compilare "to snatch together, plunder, heap," from com- "together" + pilare "to compress, ram down."

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