compiling

(noun) the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list). Synonyms: compilation. Example: "The job of compiling the inventory took several hours."

(verb) get or gather together. Synonyms: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard. Examples: "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife." "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis." "She rolled up a small fortune."

(verb) put together out of existing material. Synonyms: compose, compile. Example: "Compile a list."

(verb) use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed. Synonyms: compile.