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Compilation vs Precompilation - What's the difference?

compilation | precompilation |

As nouns the difference between compilation and precompilation

is that compilation is (uncountable) the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources while precompilation is the act or process of precompiling.

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)

    See also

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    precompilation

    English

    Noun

  • The act or process of precompiling.