compile time meaning: definition

compile time

nounalso spelled compile-time

Often, Usually The point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation.

Antonyms: run time
Derived terms: compile-time
Hypernyms: time
Hyponyms: link time
Coordinate terms: link time, load time, run time

compile-time

adj

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Operations performed by a compiler (the “compile-time operations”).

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Programming language requirements that must be met by source code for it to be successfully compiled (the “compile-time requirements”).

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Properties of the program that can be reasoned about during compilation.

Antonyms: run-time