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to compile

to compile

15 6.6
To change a program written by a person into code a computer can run
  • verb
  • /kəmˈpaɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : compilar
  • The model can be simulated at any stage by compiling and running it with a choice of input waveforms.
  • compiled code
  • compile a database
  • compile a program

So we're going to use this program to compile things instead of clang.

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Examples

  • It will take the computer a few moments to compile the information.

  • The software engineer needs to compile the source code to create an executable program.

  • Next, with that lengthy operation completed, we need to compile the project with the make command.

  • Equally important, users can either compile or interpret a C program.

    Academic text (2009)
  • So we're going to use this program to compile things instead of clang.

  • SPSS version 10.1 was used to compile the data and produce the results for discussion.

    Academic text (2004)
  • We coded most of the algorithms in C and compiled them using the IBM xlc C compiler version 1.3.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Using the new tool, you can compile your code quickly and check for errors.

  • To run the application, first, you must compile it from the original programming files.

Synonyms

translator
vsto compile
  • Specialized
7 4.1

A computer program that changes code from one programming language to another

is the process of using a program to make machine code
compiling program
vsto compile
  • Specialized
5.2

A program that turns programming code into instructions the computer can run

is the act of using a program to produce executable machine code
translating program
vsto compile
  • Specialized
3.6

A computer tool that changes code from one programming language to another

is the process that makes executable machine code rather than language conversion

Antonyms

to decompile
  • Specialized
1 8.1

To change a program made for a computer into code a person can read to study or fix it

How Thorough

to rebuild
485 2.8
to recompile
  • Specialized
1 5.6
to compile
  • Specialized
15 6.6
to relink
1 4.1

Surface Forms

compile infinitive
compiled past
compiled past participle
compiling present participle
compiles third person singular

Etymology

Compile In computing the idea is the same: think of com- as 'together' and imagine the computer 'gathering' all the pieces of code and putting them into one file, so to compile a program is to collect and change the code into the machine form the computer can run.