Compile
verb
To gather together different pieces of information to produce a comprehensive report or list.
I will compile the documents needed for the meeting.
Often appears as...
- compile a list
- compile a report
verb
In computing, to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code or into a form suitable for execution.
After modifying the code, we need to compile it again before running the program.
Often appears as...
- compile a program
- compile code
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Technical
verb
To compose, create or put together something such as a song, poem or piece of music from various elements.
He compiled a beautiful melody from a few simple notes.
Often appears as...
- compile a song
- compile a melody
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Literary
verb
To gather together different pieces of information to produce a comprehensive report or list.
I will compile the documents needed for the meeting.
Often appears as...
- compile a list
- compile a report
verb
In computing, to translate a program written in a high-level language into machine code or into a form suitable for execution.
After modifying the code, we need to compile it again before running the program.
Often appears as...
- compile a program
- compile code
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To compose, create or put together something such as a song, poem or piece of music from various elements.
He compiled a beautiful melody from a few simple notes.
Often appears as...
- compile a song
- compile a melody
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Research Oriented
Used when one thoroughly searches and combines information for clarity and wholeness.
Anthropologists must compile years of fieldwork into their final reports.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Process
It involves actively selecting and bringing together diverse sources, not randomly gathering them.
For my science project, I had to compile all relevant experiments and studies.
Pro Tip 3/3Purpose Specific
The act of compiling is driven by a specific goal, such as creating a list or report.
The lawyer compiled evidence to support the case.
Pro Tip 1/3Research Oriented
Used when one thoroughly searches and combines information for clarity and wholeness.
Anthropologists must compile years of fieldwork into their final reports.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Process
It involves actively selecting and bringing together diverse sources, not randomly gathering them.
For my science project, I had to compile all relevant experiments and studies.
Pro Tip 3/3Purpose Specific
The act of compiling is driven by a specific goal, such as creating a list or report.
The lawyer compiled evidence to support the case.
Pro Tip 1/3Research Oriented
Used when one thoroughly searches and combines information for clarity and wholeness.
Anthropologists must compile years of fieldwork into their final reports.
Pro Tip 2/3Action Process
It involves actively selecting and bringing together diverse sources, not randomly gathering them.
For my science project, I had to compile all relevant experiments and studies.
Pro Tip 3/3Purpose Specific
The act of compiling is driven by a specific goal, such as creating a list or report.
The lawyer compiled evidence to support the case.
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2014 Expedition Granted...
compile our stories and experiences in a documentary conveniently Lina has a bachelors in video production and a master's in journalism and olivia has a bachelor's in International Studies and a minor in Arabic between the two of us we speak English Arabic or the Portuguese and Spanish for the countries where we don't speak the language will be hiring translators with the money
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How to track a tornado -...
and collect data on tornadoes -- we compile a lot of observations. I work with this group who operates mobile radars, and they're exactly what they say -- basically, a radar on the back of a big blue truck, and we drive up really close to tornadoes to map out the winds. We map out the precipitation. We map out all these different things that are going on
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Gavin McCormick:...
that everyone in the world is essentially contributing to this process. But it is such a stopgap solution. If we're really serious about stopping climate change, you can only manage what you can measure, and we need to have more information. We need to have information, not like letting it take years to compile manual reports.
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Paul Rothemund: The...
You can compile it to molecules, send it to a synthesizer, and it actually works. And it turns out that a company has made a nice program that's much better than my code, which was kind of ugly, and will allow us to do this in a nice, visual, computer-aided design way. So, now you can say, all right,
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Wisdom from great...
A list, though, would last. To chronicle a life year by vulnerable year would be to clasp and to ground what was fleeting, would be to provide myself and others a glimpse into the future, whether we made it there or not. And when I then began to compile my list, I was quickly obsessed,
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12 truths I learned from...
that we're a mixed grill of happy anticipation and dread. So I sat down a few days before my 61st birthday, and I decided to compile a list of everything I know for sure. There's so little truth in the popular culture, and it's good to be sure of a few things.
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How to Speak Chimpanzee...
Chimps don't need language in their environment because they have a very complex communicative system based on nonverbal communication. By observing many different groups of chimpanzees, Katja hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary.
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Thought-provoking...
gems don't need language in their environment because they have a very complex communicative system based on non-verbal communication by observing many different groups of chimpanzees catcher hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary
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4 Things You Didn't Know...
by observing many different groups of chimpanzees catcher hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary the twycross chimps are a useful group to study there's an ongoing power struggle
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Gun violence as told by...
search for man shot woman shot child shot teen shot accidentally shot I would gather as much information as I could find about each story and compile it into a daily report though it started
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2014 Expedition Granted...
compile our stories and experiences in a documentary conveniently Lina has a bachelors in video production and a master's in journalism and olivia has a bachelor's in International Studies and a minor in Arabic between the two of us we speak English Arabic or the Portuguese and Spanish for the countries where we don't speak the language will be hiring translators with the money
Video examples
How to track a tornado -...
and collect data on tornadoes -- we compile a lot of observations. I work with this group who operates mobile radars, and they're exactly what they say -- basically, a radar on the back of a big blue truck, and we drive up really close to tornadoes to map out the winds. We map out the precipitation. We map out all these different things that are going on
Video examples
Gavin McCormick:...
that everyone in the world is essentially contributing to this process. But it is such a stopgap solution. If we're really serious about stopping climate change, you can only manage what you can measure, and we need to have more information. We need to have information, not like letting it take years to compile manual reports.
Video examples
Paul Rothemund: The...
You can compile it to molecules, send it to a synthesizer, and it actually works. And it turns out that a company has made a nice program that's much better than my code, which was kind of ugly, and will allow us to do this in a nice, visual, computer-aided design way. So, now you can say, all right,
Video examples
Wisdom from great...
A list, though, would last. To chronicle a life year by vulnerable year would be to clasp and to ground what was fleeting, would be to provide myself and others a glimpse into the future, whether we made it there or not. And when I then began to compile my list, I was quickly obsessed,
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
that we're a mixed grill of happy anticipation and dread. So I sat down a few days before my 61st birthday, and I decided to compile a list of everything I know for sure. There's so little truth in the popular culture, and it's good to be sure of a few things.
Video examples
How to Speak Chimpanzee...
Chimps don't need language in their environment because they have a very complex communicative system based on nonverbal communication. By observing many different groups of chimpanzees, Katja hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary.
Video examples
Thought-provoking...
gems don't need language in their environment because they have a very complex communicative system based on non-verbal communication by observing many different groups of chimpanzees catcher hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary
Video examples
4 Things You Didn't Know...
by observing many different groups of chimpanzees catcher hopes to compile the world's first chimp dictionary the twycross chimps are a useful group to study there's an ongoing power struggle
Video examples
Gun violence as told by...
search for man shot woman shot child shot teen shot accidentally shot I would gather as much information as I could find about each story and compile it into a daily report though it started
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Marc Racicot
American Politician
You're trying too hard to find a correlation here. You don't know these people, you don't know what they intended. You try to compile statistics and correlate them to a result that amounts to nothing more than speculation.
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Wil S. Hylton
American Journalist
Exactly who does use the safe-haven laws is difficult to discern. Most states make no effort to study the cases or compile any data, and the anonymous nature of the process makes outside research nearly impossible.
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Timothy Noah
American Journalist
If we were to compile a list of the ways in which the United States has made both itself and the wider world a better place, then at or very near the top would be its commitment to universal education.
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Kevin de Leon
American Politician
I believe strongly that when you have political capital, you should use it in a manner that helps improve the human condition. You shouldn't just compile power and hold onto power for power's sake.
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Joan Blades
American Businesswoman
When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff.
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Justin Halpern
American Author
I just wanted to compile these stories about growing up with my father and I wanted people to be able to enjoy them individually, but also the entire book as a whole.
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Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
As it turns out, American-made technology had helped Mubarak and his security state collect, compile, and parse vast amounts of data about everyday citizens.
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Rob Pike
Canadian Author
Dynamic typing is not necessarily good. You get static errors at run time, which you really should be able to catch at compile time.
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Mouni Roy
Indian Actress
I want to write a script, but before that, I am planning to compile a book of short stories.
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Wayne LaPierre
American Activist
There are only two reasons to compile list of gun owners: to tax them or to take them.
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Marc Racicot
American Politician
You're trying too hard to find a correlation here. You don't know these people, you don't know what they intended. You try to compile statistics and correlate them to a result that amounts to nothing more than speculation.
Quote examples
Wil S. Hylton
American Journalist
Exactly who does use the safe-haven laws is difficult to discern. Most states make no effort to study the cases or compile any data, and the anonymous nature of the process makes outside research nearly impossible.
Quote examples
Timothy Noah
American Journalist
If we were to compile a list of the ways in which the United States has made both itself and the wider world a better place, then at or very near the top would be its commitment to universal education.
Quote examples
Kevin de Leon
American Politician
I believe strongly that when you have political capital, you should use it in a manner that helps improve the human condition. You shouldn't just compile power and hold onto power for power's sake.
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Joan Blades
American Businesswoman
When we compile a petition, we often have members go to their representative's or Senator's offices and deliver it in person. This way they can experience a real connection with the staff.
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Justin Halpern
American Author
I just wanted to compile these stories about growing up with my father and I wanted people to be able to enjoy them individually, but also the entire book as a whole.
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Rebecca MacKinnon
American Journalist
As it turns out, American-made technology had helped Mubarak and his security state collect, compile, and parse vast amounts of data about everyday citizens.
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Rob Pike
Canadian Author
Dynamic typing is not necessarily good. You get static errors at run time, which you really should be able to catch at compile time.
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Mouni Roy
Indian Actress
I want to write a script, but before that, I am planning to compile a book of short stories.
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Wayne LaPierre
American Activist
There are only two reasons to compile list of gun owners: to tax them or to take them.
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