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Compilation album, a record album collecting songs by one or many musical artists
Compilation (album), an album by Richard D. James under the alias of Caustic Window
Mix tape, a homemade cassette compilation made by an individual for personal use or as a gift
Computer and video game compilations, releases that contain multiple previously released games
Compilation, in accountancy, the presentation of information in the form of financial statements that are the representation of management, without expressing any opinion or assurance regarding them
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A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Compilation (also known as Caustic Window Compilation) is the first and only acid house-techno album by Richard D. James released under his pseudonym of Caustic Window. ... The compact audio cassette brought homemade mixes of pop songs within the reach of the casual music fan. ... It has been suggested that Accounting scholarship be merged into this article or section. ...
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The compiler derives its name from the way it works, looking at the entire piece of source code and collecting and reorganizing the instructions.
In effect, the compiler is the language, because it defines which instructions are acceptable.
Because compilers translate source code into objectcode, which is unique for each type of computer, many compilers are available for the same language.