Re:My first fifteen compilers
by kqr on Saturday September 02, 2017 @12:22PM
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I've always been under the impression that compile means "put together" rather than "compress".
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Webster lists in part:
Compiler: one who compiles - first use 14th century
And for compile:
transitive verb
1 : to compose out of materials from other documents
2 : to collect and edit into a volume
3 : to build up gradually <compiled a record of four wins and two losses>
Origin: Middle English, from Anglo-French compiler, from Latin compilare to plunder.
Synonyms: anthologize, collect
Note, I've skipped the dictionary references to computer use, as the seem overly (wrongly) focused on "top down" compilation...
Re:My first fifteen compilers
by tom_mellior on Saturday September 02, 2017 @12:58PM
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