Translation guide
The English word 'compiling' can refer to gathering and organizing information into a collection, or to the technical process of translating source code into machine code. This guide focuses on the more common, everyday sense of assembling information.
To collect and put together data, documents, or other materials into a single work or list.
The most common and general term for compiling or editing a publication, document, or collection. It implies selecting, arranging, and preparing material.
To translate source code written in a high-level programming language into machine code or bytecode.
彼は詩集を編集している。
He is compiling a poetry anthology.
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Used for compiling large-scale, authoritative works such as encyclopedias, histories, or official records. More formal than 編集.
Compiling an encyclopedia takes many years.
A versatile verb meaning 'to put together', 'to organize', or 'to compile' in a less formal sense. Often used for reports, data, or ideas.
I compiled the survey results and created a report.
Please compile the contents of the meeting.
Focuses on the 'collecting' aspect rather than the organizing. Often used for data or physical items.
We collected and analyzed data.
The standard loanword for 'compile' in programming contexts. Used as a suru-verb (コンパイルする).
To compile this program, you need the latest compiler.
I compiled the source code and created an executable file.
Literally 'translation', sometimes used in older or more general computing contexts to refer to compilation, but コンパイル is strongly preferred.
Translate this code into machine language.