1. Something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
   "The compilation of best practices helped new employees quickly learn company procedures";
   - digest
    
2. The act of compiling (as into a single book, file or list)
   "The compilation of the anthology took two years";
   - compiling
    
3. The translation of source code by a compiler into a lower-level form, usually machine-language object program
   "The compilation process took several minutes for the large project"

Derived forms: compilations

Type of: aggregation, assembling, collecting, collection, compendium

Encyclopedia: Compilation