Definition of Compilation
The etymology of compilation takes
us to the Latin word Compilatio . The term is used to name
the process and the result of compiling . This verb
(compile), on the other hand, refers to gathering different fragments or
elements of something in the same unit . In the field of computer
science , on the other hand, compiling consists in transforming a written
program into a language in another program created in machine language.
In the field
of music , a disc is called a compilation that brings together songs
that share certain characteristics. Also known as a compilation ,
this type of album can include the greatest hits of an artist or already
recorded songs that were left out of other record productions. In addition
there are the compilations formed by songs of different singers or groups.
A
compilation, on the other hand, can be a book, a publication or an artistic
work that
collects texts or ideas that had previously been presented
separately. For example: "The anthropologist will visit the
municipal cultural center to talk about his compilation of aboriginal
legends" , "The show is made up of a compilation of
choreographies" , "The compilation of stories will be
published next month" .
For
computing, compilation is the process that leads to the translation
of software .
This compilation assumes that a program written in a
certain programming language is converted into a program developed in a different
language, which is usually a
machine language (a code that can be
directly interpreted by a microprocessor). The compilation is developed in
two major phases: first the source program is analyzed and then the object
program is synthesized.
