Definition of COMPILING

compiling

Plural: compilings

Noun

  • the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
    • "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"
  • An act of something being compiled; a compilation.

Verb

  • get or gather together
  • put together out of existing material
  • use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed
  • present participle and gerund of compile

Synonyms

accumulate, amass, collect, compilation, compile, compose, hoard, pile up, roll up

Scrabble Score: 16

compiling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
compiling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compiling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

compiling is a valid Words With Friends word