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English

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Etymology

From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

compiler (plural compilers)

  1. One who compiles.
    a compiler of poetry anthologies
    my favourite crossword compiler
  3. (software compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.
    • 1995, Charles Calvert, Teach Yourself Windows 95 Programming in 21 Days, page 1170:
      As a result, many compilers automatically allocate blocks of memory and then parcel chunks out to programs with a suballocator when needed. That is, the compiler allocates a chunk of some 4,000 bytes and then parcels this memory out to you in bits and pieces when you need it.
    • 2013, Keith Lee, Pro Objective-C, page 24:
      The recommended Apple Objective-C compiler, Clang/LLVM (versions 4.2 and above) provides support for autosynthesis of declared properties. This means that the compiler will automatically synthesize declared properties […]

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: kompajler

Translations

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French

Etymology

From Latin compīlāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

compiler

  1. To compile, gather documents.
    Peux-tu compiler ces documents pour moi?
    Can you compile these documents for me?
  2. (programming) to compile
    Je n’arrive pas à compiler ce programme...
    I can't manage to compile this program...

Conjugation

Conjugation of compiler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple compiler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple compilant
/kɔ̃.pi.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle compilé
/kɔ̃.pi.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compile
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		compiles
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		compile
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		compilons
/kɔ̃.pi.lɔ̃/ 		compilez
/kɔ̃.pi.le/ 		compilent
/kɔ̃.pil/
imperfect compilais
/kɔ̃.pi.lɛ/ 		compilais
/kɔ̃.pi.lɛ/ 		compilait
/kɔ̃.pi.lɛ/ 		compilions
/kɔ̃.pi.ljɔ̃/ 		compiliez
/kɔ̃.pi.lje/ 		compilaient
/kɔ̃.pi.lɛ/
past historic2 compilai
/kɔ̃.pi.le/ 		compilas
/kɔ̃.pi.la/ 		compila
/kɔ̃.pi.la/ 		compilâmes
/kɔ̃.pi.lam/ 		compilâtes
/kɔ̃.pi.lat/ 		compilèrent
/kɔ̃.pi.lɛʁ/
future compilerai
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁe/ 		compileras
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁa/ 		compilera
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁa/ 		compilerons
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁɔ̃/ 		compilerez
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁe/ 		compileront
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁɔ̃/
conditional compilerais
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁɛ/ 		compilerais
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁɛ/ 		compilerait
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁɛ/ 		compilerions
/kɔ̃.pi.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		compileriez
/kɔ̃.pi.lə.ʁje/ 		compileraient
/kɔ̃.pil.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compile
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		compiles
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		compile
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		compilions
/kɔ̃.pi.ljɔ̃/ 		compiliez
/kɔ̃.pi.lje/ 		compilent
/kɔ̃.pil/
imperfect2 compilasse
/kɔ̃.pi.las/ 		compilasses
/kɔ̃.pi.las/ 		compilât
/kɔ̃.pi.la/ 		compilassions
/kɔ̃.pi.la.sjɔ̃/ 		compilassiez
/kɔ̃.pi.la.sje/ 		compilassent
/kɔ̃.pi.las/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — compile
/kɔ̃.pil/ 		— compilons
/kɔ̃.pi.lɔ̃/ 		compilez
/kɔ̃.pi.le/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Latin

Verb

compīler

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of compīlō

Old French

Etymology

From Latin compilare (“to plunder”).

Verb

compiler

  1. to compile
    • Les Faits des Romains
      Ici commence les fes des Romains, compilé ensemble de Salustes, de Suetoine et de Lucan

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ils, *-ilt are modified to is, it. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of compiler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive compiler avoir compilé
gerund en compilant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle compilant
past participle compilé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present compil compiles compile compilons compilez compilent
imperfect compiloie, compileie, compiloe, compileve compiloies, compileies, compiloes, compileves compiloit, compileit, compilot, compileve compiliiens, compiliens compiliiez, compiliez compiloient, compileient, compiloent, compilevent
preterite compilai compilas compila compilames compilastes compilerent
future compilerai compileras compilera compilerons compileroiz, compilereiz, compilerez compileront
conditional compileroie, compilereie compileroies, compilereies compileroit, compilereit compileriiens, compileriens compileriiez, compileriez compileroient, compilereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present compil compis compit compilons compilez compilent
imperfect compilasse compilasses compilast compilissons, compilissiens compilissoiz, compilissez, compilissiez compilassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— compile — compilons compilez —

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