compilation

Etymology

English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).

noun

1. (uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
2. (countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
   Susie made Jasmine a compilation CD of some of best songs they'd heard at the festival.
3. (countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.