compilation

 
Pronunciation: /kɒmpɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the action or process of producing something, especially a list or book, by assembling information collected from other sources: great care has been taken in the compilation of this guidebook
  • 2a thing, especially a book, record, or broadcast programme, that is put together by assembling previously separate items: there are thirty-three stories in this compilation [as modifier]: a compilation album

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin compilatio(n-), from compilare 'to plunder' (see compile)