different between compilation vs selection
compilation
English
Etymology
From Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?mp??le???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /k?mp??le???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
compilation (countable and uncountable, plural compilations)
- (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.
- (countable, uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.
Synonyms
- (the act or process of compiling): compilement
- (something compiled): anthology, collection
- (source code translation into object code):
Translations
Further reading
- compilation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
See also
- Compilation (computing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.pi.la.sj??/
Noun
compilation f (plural compilations)
- compilation (all senses)
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selection
English
Etymology
From Latin s?l?cti? (“the act of choosing out, selection”), from s?l?ctus, perfect passive participle of s?lig? (“choose out, select”), from s?- (“apart”) + leg? (“gather, select”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??l?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
selection (countable and uncountable, plural selections)
- The process or act of selecting.
- The large number of good candidates made selection difficult.
- Something selected.
- My final selection was a 1934 Chateau Lafitte.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- I've brought a selection of fine cheeses to go with your wine.
- A musical piece.
- For my next selection, I'll play Happy Birthday in F-sharp minor.
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. Wp
- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. Wp
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. Wp
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. Wp
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection
Synonyms
- choice
- (musical piece): number
- (something selected): option
- (musical piece): piece
- (variety from larger collection): subset
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- selection in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- selection in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- elections, selenotic, telesonic
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