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There's also the etymology, ie. the pre-computing dictionary definition: you compile eg. a list, ie. make something smaller/shorter from a larger input. You als
by mseebach 9y ago
There's also the etymology, ie. the pre-computing dictionary definition: you compile eg. a list, ie. make something smaller/shorter from a larger input. You also write a book when it's an original work, but another author or editor might take parts of yours and other books and compile an anthology. You might translate a book from one language to another, but that's not considered a compilation.
- kqr 9y agoI've always been under the impression that compile means "put together" rather than "compress".
- tom_mellior 9y agoIt does: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compile https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compile
- e12e 9y agoWebster lists in part: Compiler: one who compiles - first use 14th century And for compile: transitive verb 1 : to compose out of materials from other documents 2 : to collect and edit into a volume 3 : to build up gradually <compiled a record of four wins and two losses> Origin: Middle English, from Anglo-French compiler, from Latin compilare to plunder. Synonyms: anthologize, collect Note, I've skipped the dictionary references to computer use, as the seem overly (wrongly) focused on "top down" compilation...