compilación

compilation

noun kohm-pee-lah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin compilatio (plundering, collection)

Also means

collection

Usage Note

Compilación refers to a collection of texts, laws, or data gathered into one work; in computing it means the process of compiling code (compilación de software). The verb is compilar and the person who compiles is a compilador/compiladora. The plural follows the regular -ón → -ones pattern: compilaciones.

Examples

"Publicaron una compilación de sus mejores poemas."

Natural Translation

They published a compilation of his best poems.

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