compilingn.
/kəmˈpʌɪlɪŋ/ a. The action of compile v.; compilation; †heaping or building up (obsolete): see the verb.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > compiling (a work)
compilationc1430
bookmakingc1450
compiling1487
compilement1656
book-building1782
scissoring1822
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > compiling (a work) > material for a work
compiling1588
the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > construction
building1297
performinga1425
facturec1425
constructionc1440
construingc1440
making-upa1525
compoundingc1529
composition1555
frame1558
compacting1561
composing1574
architecture1590
composure1609
fabric1611
compiling1624
compagination1646
confection1652
composal1700
constitutinga1713
constructure1712
constructing1788
confecting1863
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xiii. 699 In tyme of the compyling [1489 Adv. compiling] Of this buk.
1588 H. Oldcastle & J. Mellis Briefe Instr. Accompts sig. Cvjv This discreete entring and compiling [of entries in the Ledger] shall follow cleerness of your busynes.
1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 13 (R.) By such a gentle drying [of brick] much time will be lost, which might otherwise be employed in compiling.
1662 Bk. Common Prayer Pref. The first compiling of her Publick Liturgy.
b. spec. in sense 2c of the verb. Frequently attributive.
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society > computing and information technology > programming language > programme execution > [noun] > compilation
compiling1952
compile time1959
compilation1960
society > computing and information technology > programming language > programme execution > [adjective] > compilation
compiled1886
compiling1952
1952 Proc. Assoc. Computing Machinery 2/1 If the staff of a computer installation expects to process a number of different problems, a set of compiling routines..is essential.
1953 Computers & Automation May 3 If a compiling routine or compiler is used, when a word is examined, the required subroutine is transcribed..into a running program.
1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing xix. 324 In one-shot jobs..the compiling cost may be a considerable fraction of the total cost.
1984 R. C. T. Lee et al. in Vick & Ramamoorthy Handbk. Software Engin. x. 230/1 After compiling, we have a machine-language object program, which we do not have after interpreting.
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