Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Compilation \Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F.
   compilation.]
   1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from
      various sources.

   2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document
      composed of materials gathering from other books or
      documents.

            His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely
            distinguished from the compilations of ordinary
            bookmakers.                           --Macaulay.

Source : WordNet®

compilation
     n 1: something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
          [syn: {digest}]
     2: the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or
        list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several
        hours" [syn: {compiling}]