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compilation

compilation

4 3.9
The act of gathering and putting information together into one file or book
  • noun
  • /ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən/
: 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.

    A Field in England (2013)

  • 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
92 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
12 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
1 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
1 8.0

A pile of things gathered together

describes deliberate gathering and arranging into one organized set

How Thorough

compilation
4 3.9
to compile
138 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.