Compile vs Mix - What's the difference?
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To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
(obsolete) To construct, build.
* 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.3:
(computing) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
(computing) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
(obsolete) To contain or comprise.
* Spenser
(obsolete) To write; to compose.
(computing) An act of compiling code.
* 1985 , Robert A Stern, An Introduction to Computers and Information Processing
* 2007 , Scott Meyers, Mike Lee, MAC OS X Leopard: Beyond the Manual
To stir two or more substances together.
To combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
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To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
* (Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
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, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=1
, passage=She mixed furniture with the same fatal profligacy as she mixed drinks, and this outrageous contact between things which were intended by Nature to be kept poles apart gave her an inexpressible thrill.}}
To use a mixer (machine) on.
(music) To combine several tracks.
(music) To produce a finished version of a recording.
To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
* Bible, (w) vii. 8
The result of mixing two or more substances; a mixture.
The result of combining items normally kept separate.
(music) The result of mixing several tracks.
(music) The finished version of a recording.
Compile is a related term of mix.
As a verb compile
is .As a noun mix is
mix.compile
English
Verb
(compil)- Samuel Johnson compiled one of the most influential dictionaries of the English language.
- Before that Merlin dyde, he did intend / A brasen wall in compas to compyle / About Cairmardin [...].
- After I compile this program I'll run it and see if it works.
- There must be an error in my source code because it won't compile .
- Which these six books compile .
Derived terms
* compiler, compilatorNoun
(en noun)- ...programming team managers assumed the "improved programs" produced through structured programming would not require as many compiles during development.
- Any file with an error or warning on it will be added to this smart group until the next compile .
Anagrams
* English ergative verbs ----mix
English
(wikipedia mix)Alternative forms
* mixe (archaic)Etymology 1
From (etyl) mixen, from (etyl) mixian, Skeat, An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language , "Mix.". More at mash.Verb
- fair persuasions mixed with sugared words
George Goodchild
- Hast thou no poison mixed ?
- I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and civil considerations.
George Goodchild
- Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.
Synonyms
* (stir two or more substances together) blend, combine, mingle, intermix, mix together, mix up * (combine items from two or more sources normally kept separate) mix together, mix up, muddle, muddle upDerived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) mixte, from (etyl) mixtus, past participle of . Form of the noun influenced by the verb.Noun
(es)- Now add the raisins to the mix .
- My recipe file was now a mix of meat and dairy.
- The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly good mix .
- The rhythm mix sounds muddy.
- I've almost finished the mix for this song.