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Aggregation vs Compilation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between aggregation and compilation

is that aggregation is the act of collecting together (aggregating) while compilation is the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

aggregation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of collecting together (aggregating).
  • The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
  • A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
  • (networking) summarizing multiple routes into one route.
  • (epidemiology) the majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.

    • compilation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
  • (countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
  • (uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

    • Synonyms

    * (the act or process of compiling) compilement * (something compiled) * (source code translation into object code)

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