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The correct spelling is compile.

How to pronounce compile

/kəmpʌɪl/
noun

IPA: /kəmpʌɪl/

Say it like: Com-pil-e

The correct spelling is compile. An act of compiling code. For example: "Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language."

Usage Examples

Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.

After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works.

There must be an error in my source code because it won't compile.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of compiling code.

verb

  1. 1.To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
  2. 2.To construct, build.
  3. 3.To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
  4. 4.To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
  5. 5.To contain or comprise.

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