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compilation — [ kɔ̃pilasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. compilatio 1 ♦ Didact. Action de compiler. Documents réunis. 2 ♦ Livre fait d emprunts et qui manque d originalité (⇒ plagiat). 3 ♦ Inform. Anglic. Opération de traduction réalisée par un compilateur. 4 ♦… … Encyclopédie Universelle
compilation — com·pi·la·tion /ˌkäm pə lā shən/ n: a collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. compilation … Law dictionary
compilation — com‧pi‧la‧tion [ˌkɒmpˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun [uncountable] 1. the process of collecting information together and writing it into a list, report, book etc: • The auditor must see that proper accounting practices have been observed in the… … Financial and business terms
Compilation — may refer to: In computer programming, the translation of source code into object code by a compiler. Compilation, in accountancy, the presentation of information in the form of financial statements that are the representation of management,… … Wikipedia
compilation — early 15c., that which is compiled, also action of compiling, from M.Fr. compilation, from L. compilationem (nom. compilatio) a compilation, lit. a pillaging, noun of action from compilare (see COMPILE (Cf. compile)) … Etymology dictionary
Compilation — Com pi*la tion, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.] 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compilation — COMPILATION. s. fém. Recueil, amas de plusieurs choses mises en corps d ouvrage. Ce livre n est qu une compilation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
compilation — Compilation. s. f. v. Recueil, amas de plusieurs choses mises en corps d ouvrage. Ce livre n est qu une compilation … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Compilation — Compilation, wörtlich Plünderung, die Zusammtragung von Sätzen, Principien, Stellen etc. aus verschiedenen Schriften zu einem Ganzen. Es ist das Werk des Gelehrten und für die Wissenschaft, da Verschiedenes zu einer raschern, faßlichern… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
compilation — /kɒmpI leIʃən/, it. /kompi lɛʃɔn/ s. ingl. (propr. raccolta ), usato in ital. al femm. (mus.) [registrazione discografica, o su nastro, che comprende brani di autori o esecutori diversi] ▶◀ raccolta … Enciclopedia Italiana
compilation — /kompiˈleʃʃon, ingl. ˌkHmpɪˈleɪʃən/ [vc. ingl., propr. «compilazione, raccolta»] s. f. inv. raccolta, selezione, antologia … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione