- The act or process of compiling or gathering together
from various sources. - That which is compiled; especially, a book or document
composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
Meaning of 'compilation' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . compilation
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
Example in sentence:
the job of compiling the inventory took several hours