compile

Etymology

From Middle English compilen, from Old French compiler, from Latin compīlō (“to plunder”).

verb

1. (transitive) To make by gathering pieces from various sources.
   Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.
2. (obsolete) To construct; to build.
3. (transitive, snooker) To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.
   Steve Davis compiled a 147.
4. (transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
   After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works.
5. (intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
   There must be an error in my source code because it won't compile.
6. (obsolete, transitive) To contain or comprise.
7. (obsolete) To write; to compose.

noun

1. (programming) An act of compiling code.
   […] programming team managers assumed the "improved programs" produced through structured programming would not require as many compiles during development. 1985, Robert A Stern, An Introduction to Computers and Information Processing
   Any file with an error or warning on it will be added to this smart group until the next compile. 2007, Scott Meyers, Mike Lee, MAC OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual