compilation

compilation
/kompaleyshan/ A bringing together of preexisting statutes in the form in which they were enacted, with the removal of sections which have been repealed and the substitution of amendments in an arrangement designed to facilitate their use. A literary production composed of the works or selected extracts of others and arranged in methodical manner
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In accounting, a term used in connection with the presentation of financial statements when the accountant has accumulated or compiled the financial information of an entity and does not give assurance that the financial statements are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The accountant's responsibility in a compiled set of financial statements is limited to reviewing the statements for obvious errors.
In copyright law, a "compilation" is a work formed by the collection and assembling of preexisting materials or of data that are selected, coordinated, or arranged in such a way that the resulting work as a whole constitutes an original work of authorship. The term "compilation" includes collective works. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. No. 101.

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  • compilation — [ kɔ̃pilasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIIe; lat. compilatio 1 ♦ Didact. Action de compiler. Documents réunis. 2 ♦ Livre fait d emprunts et qui manque d originalité (⇒ plagiat). 3 ♦ Inform. Anglic. Opération de traduction réalisée par un compilateur. 4 ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • compilation — com·pi·la·tion /ˌkäm pə lā shən/ n: a collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. compilation …   Law dictionary

  • compilation — com‧pi‧la‧tion [ˌkɒmpˈleɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun [uncountable] 1. the process of collecting information together and writing it into a list, report, book etc: • The auditor must see that proper accounting practices have been observed in the… …   Financial and business terms

  • Compilation — may refer to: In computer programming, the translation of source code into object code by a compiler. Compilation, in accountancy, the presentation of information in the form of financial statements that are the representation of management,… …   Wikipedia

  • compilation — early 15c., that which is compiled, also action of compiling, from M.Fr. compilation, from L. compilationem (nom. compilatio) a compilation, lit. a pillaging, noun of action from compilare (see COMPILE (Cf. compile)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Compilation — Com pi*la tion, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F. compilation.] 1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compilation — COMPILATION. s. fém. Recueil, amas de plusieurs choses mises en corps d ouvrage. Ce livre n est qu une compilation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • compilation — Compilation. s. f. v. Recueil, amas de plusieurs choses mises en corps d ouvrage. Ce livre n est qu une compilation …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Compilation — Compilation, wörtlich Plünderung, die Zusammtragung von Sätzen, Principien, Stellen etc. aus verschiedenen Schriften zu einem Ganzen. Es ist das Werk des Gelehrten und für die Wissenschaft, da Verschiedenes zu einer raschern, faßlichern… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • compilation — /kɒmpI leIʃən/, it. /kompi lɛʃɔn/ s. ingl. (propr. raccolta ), usato in ital. al femm. (mus.) [registrazione discografica, o su nastro, che comprende brani di autori o esecutori diversi] ▶◀ raccolta …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • compilation — /kompiˈleʃʃon, ingl. ˌkHmpɪˈleɪʃən/ [vc. ingl., propr. «compilazione, raccolta»] s. f. inv. raccolta, selezione, antologia …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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