Compilation

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Compilation is the process of translating code written in a programming language into executable machine code. It consists of 4 steps:

1. Lexical analysis: convert source code into sequence of tokens.

2. Syntactic analysis: structure tokens into parse tree.

3. Semantic analysis: annotate parse tree with semantic actions.

4. Code generation: produce the final machine code.

A software program that automatically performs this compilation process is called a compiler.

Legal meaning

A "compilation" is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship. The term "compilation" includes collective works.^[1]

References

1. ↑ The Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101.