compiler
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5.4
- noun
- /kəmˈpaɪlər/
:
recopilador
- In 1910, he was appointed compiler of state records to succeed A. D. Candler, who died that year.
- compilers and editors
- compilers and authors
- appropriate compiler
Examples
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Certain comments from data compilers in the first project reflect this situation.
Academic text (1991) -
Usually, an editor or compiler selects and arranges texts, images, or other expressions of works of one or more creators.
Academic text (2015) -
Any inquiry regarding the published listings must be directed to the appropriate current compiler.
Academic text (2007) -
Homer is the leading historian of the settlement and compiler of the local Amish directory.
Academic text (1992) -
The compilers selected the illustrations, and the text and photographs form a single illustrated work.
Academic text (2015) -
But the bibliography has a crucial drawback: the compiler bases his selection guidelines almost exclusively upon the user's demands.
Academic text (1992) -
Modern-day compilers and transcribers also face the issue of the purpose or end-use of their publications.
Academic text (1991) -
Toscano, one of the era's most important compilers, extensively saved and preserved both films and documentation from his productions.
Academic text (2017) -
As Weinfeld points out, the biblical authors were what we would call collectors, compilers, revisers, editors, and interpreters of ancient tradition.
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Homer is the leading historian of the settlement and compiler of the local Amish directory.
Synonyms
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6.7
A person or organization that collects information from many sources and shares it
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7.0
A person who collects, organizes and preserves important papers and files
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4.6
A person or thing that brings separate parts and information together
A person who writes or organizes information for others to use
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.7
A computer program that turns C code into instructions the computer can run
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word compiler comes from the Latin compilare, 'to gather together', and is the same root as compile. That's why a human compiler is someone who collects pieces of information from many places and puts them into one clear book or list.