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.
この辞書は多くの専門家によって編集された。
This dictionary was compiled by many experts.
Used for compiling large-scale, authoritative works such as encyclopedias, histories, or official records. More formal than 編集.
百科事典の編纂には長い年月がかかる。
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.
調査結果をまとめて報告書を作成した。
I compiled the survey results and created a report.
会議の内容をまとめてください。
Please compile the contents of the meeting.
Focuses on the 'collecting' aspect rather than the organizing. Often used for data or physical items.
データの収集と分析を行った。
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).
このプログラムをコンパイルするには、最新のコンパイラが必要です。
To compile this program, you need the latest compiler.
ソースコードをコンパイルして実行ファイルを作成した。
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.
このコードを機械語に翻訳する。
Translate this code into machine language.