1. collecting and assembling information or materials from various sources into a single work
Usage: present participle of compile
2. translating source code into executable machine code or another programming language
Usage: computing

Examples

• She is compiling a list of all the participants.
• The researchers are compiling data from multiple studies.
• He spent months compiling his grandfather’s letters into a book.
• The program is compiling successfully without errors.
• They are compiling statistics for the annual report.
• The compiler is compiling the source code into bytecode.
• She’s compiling evidence for her thesis.