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compilation

compilation

9 3.9
The act of gathering and putting information together into one file or book
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/
translation icon : compilación
  • Students in all classes were involved in the data collection and compilation aspects of the project.
  • data compilation
  • compilation of information
  • statistical compilations

How can you cope then with cross compilation?

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Examples

  • Postproject evaluation revealed that too much time was spent on data gathering, verification, and compilation.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The sample of patients was selected from the compilation of all patient lists within each area.

    Blog text (15)
  • Teachers and leaders determine the size and compilation of the planning teams and how members will rotate among different groups.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The results of projects could be the compilation of essays in a campus or community disseminated journal.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Table 1 is a compilation of characteristics and behaviors that are associated with giftedness.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In addition, intelligence agencies should consider the privatization of the compilation of open-source information.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The local catchment coordinating group also oversees the compilation of the ICM plan.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I was charged with the compilation of sundry details for his almanacs and charts, aid his prominent friends, patrons, politicians in their decisions, all of great rank and fortune.

  • I will first introduce high-energy neutrino detectors as astronomical telescopes by exploring the compilation of astronomical data in Figure 3.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The completed report is a careful compilation of research findings from various studies.

Synonyms

collection
vscompilation
93 1.9

The act of gathering things for a particular purpose

focuses on arranging and bringing items into one organized set like a book
aggregation
vscompilation
11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

limits this to creating a single assembled collection rather than any loose group
compiling
vscompilation
3.9

The act of collecting information and putting it into one list or file

is the name for the overall process rather than the action word
cumulation
vscompilation
8.0

A pile of things gathered together

describes deliberate gathering and arranging into one organized set

How Thorough

compilation
9 3.9
to compile
134 4.1
to gather
1.0

Surface Forms

compilation singular
compilations plural

Morphology

compilation = compile (transparent) = compile + ation

Standard nominalization of 'compile' with '-ation' expressing the process of gathering; form-meaning mapping is clear.

Etymology

Compilation comes from the verb compile, where com- means 'together' and the root meant 'gather'. So, a compilation can mean the process of putting things into one 'pile' or collection.