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

The recompilation removed duplicative and repealed sections, organized the more than 700 local amendments by county, consolidated amendments that apply to economic development, and deleted several outdated and racist provisions. —Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 9 Nov. 2022

The project started with legislation by Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Pleasant Grove, in 2019, seeking authorization for the recompilation. —Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 9 Mar. 2022

Changes in the recompilation were limited to four categories: remove racist language; delete duplicative and repealed sections; consolidate economic development provisions; and arrange local amendments by county. —Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 27 Oct. 2022

Coleman also sponsored the legislation that voters approved in 2020 to authorize the recompilation project. —Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 25 Aug. 2022

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