Compilation may refer to:
*In computer programming, the translation of source code into
object code
In computing, object code or object module is the product of a compiler
In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the ''source'' language) into another language (the ...
by a
compiler
In computing, a compiler is a computer program that translates computer code written in one programming language (the ''source'' language) into another language (the ''target'' language). The name "compiler" is primarily used for programs tha ...
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Compilation error Compilation error refers to a state when a compiler fails to compile a piece of computer program source code, either due to errors in the code, or, more unusually, due to errors in the compiler itself. A compilation error message often helps program ...
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Compilation unit
In C and C++ programming language terminology, a translation unit (or more casually a compilation unit) is the ultimate input to a C or C++ compiler from which an object file is generated. A translation unit roughly consists of a source file a ...
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Product bundling
In marketing, product bundling is offering several products or services for sale as one combined product or service package. It is a common feature in many imperfectly competitive product and service markets. Industries engaged in the practice ...
, a marketing strategy used to sell multiple products
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Media
Literature
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Anthology, a collection of short works, most often poetry or short stories
Film & TV
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Anthology film
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Compilation documentary
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in te ...
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Compilation film
A compilation film, or compilation movie is a film composed of scenes and shots taken from two or more prior films and edited together so as to make a new film, whether on the same or a different subject. The most common example would be a docum ...
, a feature film that is mostly composed of footage from an older television serial, movie serial or short films
*Compilation episode, a
clip show
A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows feature the format of a frame story in which cast members recall past events from past installments of the show, depicte ...
with clips from a TV series assembled together in one episode
*Compilation (
adult), an adult film or video made up of various segments from other productions or leftover/spare footage
Music
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Compilation album, a record album or compact disc consisting of thematically related musical tracks
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''Compilation'' (Caustic Window album), 1998
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''Compilation'' (The Clean album), 1986
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