compile

«compile» in Mova's school dictionary: To collect information or things and put them together… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (compile, compiles, compiled, compiling); noun (compilation)

meaning for a pupil

1) To collect information or things and put them together, such as a list, book or report. tree →

2) (computing) To turn the code a programmer writes into a program the computer can run. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, pupils compile a list, a scrapbook or a class report. In computing lessons, a compiler translates code like Rust into machine code. Phrases: compile a list, compile the code.

examples

• We compiled a list of all the birds we saw. tree →
• The teacher compiled our stories into a book. tree →
• The code won't compile because of a mistake. tree →
• He compiled a playlist for the party. tree →
• Scientists compiled the data from many tests. tree →
• A dictionary is compiled by many writers. tree →
• Finally, I have to thank those by whose kindness in waiving their rights to some of these stories, I have been enabled to compile this book. tree →

note

Said «com-PILE». A «compilation» is a collection, like a compilation album. In computing, «it doesn't compile» means the code has errors.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «compile» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.