Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - compilation

n. 1 a the act of compiling. b the process of being compiled. 2 something compiled, esp. a book etc. composed of separate articles, stories, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L compilatio -onis (as COMPILE) COMPILE v.tr. 1 a collect (material) into a list, volume, etc. b make up (a volume etc.) from such material. 2 accumulate (a large number of) (compiled a score of 160). 3 Computing produce (a machine-coded form of a high-level program). Etymology: ME f. OF compiler or its apparent source, L compilare plunder, plagiarize