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compilable

compilable

6.5
Able to be changed into a program a computer can run
  • adjective
  • /kəmˈpaɪləbl/
  • Specialized
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  • The software engineer created a new program that is fully compilable and ready for testing.
  • compilable arrays

Examples

  • All of the compilable memories are designed with compatible naming conventions and operating characteristics to make working with multiple array types as simple as possible for the designer.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Fortunately, Wizard knows how to create compilable VHDL programs from such graphical drawings and requires only clicking on a VHDL button.

    Academic text (1998)
  • All of the compilable array types have been designed to allow rapid migration to future technology generations.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The four compilable array types provided in this design system are summarized in Table 1.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A different characterization strategy is required for compilable arrays and embedded functions.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Once the model is graphically constructed, the selection of a menu option produces a compilable VHDL code file.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The logical functionality of all of the logic, I/O, and compilable array elements in the library is verified on a test chip.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Compilable memory arrays

    Academic text (1996)
  • It runs on Pugs and Parrot, will be natively compilable, and there are efforts to run it on JVM.

    Blog text (7)
  • The instructor explained how to write compilable code that can be efficiently executed by the compiler.

Surface Forms

compilable positive
compilable comparative
compilable superlative

Morphology

compilable = compile (transparent) = compile + able

Clear derivation from the verb 'compile' in the programming sense plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be compiled'.

Etymology

The word compilable comes from compile, which you can remember as com- 'together' plus pile 'heap' as a simple image. So, if code is compilable, it can be 'put together' by a compiler into machine code or an executable program.