'Compilation' definitions:

Definition of 'compilation'

(from WordNet)
noun
Something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) [syn: compilation, digest]
noun
The act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" [syn: compilation, compiling]

Definition of 'Compilation'

From: GCIDE
  • Compilation \Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.]
  • 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents. [1913 Webster]
  • His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely distinguished from the compilations of ordinary bookmakers. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]