compiling, vbl. n.
(kəmˈpaɪlɪŋ)
[f. compile v. + -ing1.]
a. The action of the verb compile; compilation; † heaping or building up (obs.): see vb.
| 1375 Barbour Bruce xiii. 699 In tyme of the compyling Of this buk. 1588 J. Mellis Briefe Instr. C vj b, This discreete entring and compiling [of entries in the Ledger] shall follow cleerness of your busynes. 1624 Wotton Archit. in Reliq. 13 (R.) By such a gentle drying [of brick] much time will be lost, which might otherwise be employed in compiling. 1662 Bk. Com. Prayer Pref., The first compiling of her Publick Liturgy. |
b. spec. in sense 2 c of the vb. Freq. attrib.
| 1952 Proc. Assoc. Computing Machinery 2/1 If the staff of a computer installation expects to process a number of different problems, a set of compiling routines..is essential. 1953 [see compiler 1 b]. 1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing xix. 324 In one-shot jobs..the compiling cost may be a considerable fraction of the total cost. 1984 R. C. T. Lee et al. in Vick & Ramamoorthy Handbk. Software Engin. x. 230/1 After compiling, we have a machine-language object program, which we do not have after interpreting. |