The action of compiling: see compile, v. 1 2.

The writing or compilation of books, esp. (depreciative) in a mechanical or perfunctory manner. Cf. bookmaker, n. 2. Now rare.

The action of compile, v.; compilation; †heaping or building up (obsolete): see the verb.

The compiling (of a literary work, etc.).

The art or practice of writing or compiling books. Cf. bookmaking, n. 1.

The action or practice of taking excerpts from one source, esp. a newspaper or periodical, to use in another.