compile

/kəmˈpaɪl/

Syllables com·pile

Stress com-PILE

Phonics Breakdown

com

/kəm/

schwa

pile

/paɪl/

long i (i_e)

Meaning

to collect information or to translate source code into executable form

Sound Reference

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com=/kəm/(company) + pile=/paɪl/(pile)

Example

The programmer needs to compile the code before running it.