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verb
[with object] 1produce (something, especially a list, report, or book) by assembling information collected from other sources:the local authority must compile a list of taxpayers collect (information) in order to produce something:the figures were compiled from a survey of 2,000 schoolchildren accumulate (a specified score):the 49ers have compiled a league-leading 14-2 record
2 Computing (of a computer) convert (a program) into a machine-code or lower-level form in which the program can be executed.
