recompilation

noun

re·​com·​pi·​la·​tion (ˌ)rē-käm-pə-ˈlā-shən 

 also  -ˌpī-

plural recompilations

: a second or subsequent compilation: as

a

: the act or process of compiling something again

Aimed at the high-performance computing market, Meiosys' MetaCluster software can move applications between a server or a group of servers and other machines without the need for application modification or recompilation.

—Network World

b

: something that has been recompiled

Abbott's recompilation is now known as the "United States Digest, First Series" …

—Frederick G. Stutz

Examples of recompilation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Optimizing Java performance and cloud utilization doesn't necessarily require code changes or recompilation. —Scott Sellers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024

While the recompilation tool does a lot of the nitty-gritty work for you, Mr-Wiseguy warned that this still isn't a completely turnkey system for converting an N64 game to a PC executable. —Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 17 May 2024

In reality, the state’s recompilation committee removes the racist sections already struck directly by the courts, but nothing else. —al, 5 Dec. 2022

Alabama voters approved the recompilation project in 2020. —BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1793, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for recompilation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration