What is compilation?

Compilation is a word that comes to our language from Latin, where it means robbery. This concept is used in literary criticism, bookkeeping and programming.

How to understand what compilation is

In literary criticism means an essay in which the author uses other people's works without carrying out their analysis and processing, while not referring to the original sources. The synonym is the word "plagiarism".
In programming - translation from the programming language to the machine language. As a result, a file is created that contains external links.
In accounting - the collection of information on the financial activities of the organization with a view to further generalization and classification, the preparation of financial statements in the audit process.