compiling Definition

compile
verb compiled, compiling

1a. To collect and organize (information, etc) from different sources;

Thesaurus: amass, assemble, collect, gather, garner; organize, compose, select, cull, marshal.
1b. To produce (a list, reference book, etc) from information collected.
2. computing.
To create (a set of instructions written in machine code) from a source program written in a high-level programming language, using a compiler.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin compilare to plunder.