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Compile

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/kəmˈpaɪl/verbCommon term

In software engineering, compile means: To turn source code written by people into code that a computer can run, using a program called a compiler.

In Turkish: derlemek

How it is used

Code compiles or it doesn't: 'It doesn't compile', 'compile errors', 'compile time'. Languages such as Java, C# and Go have a separate compile step; Python and JavaScript usually don't.

Example sentences

  1. Your branch doesn't compile. You forgot to import the new class.

  2. The compiler catches type errors before the code is ever run.

Common collocations

  • compile the code
  • compile error
  • compile time
  • fail to compile
  • buildThe process of turning source code into a program or package that can run, or the result of that process. Also a verb: to build the project.
  • IDEShort for integrated development environment: an application for writing code that brings together an editor, a debugger, search and other tools in one place.
  • debugTo search for the cause of a problem in a program and remove it, often by running the code step by step and checking values.

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