compile-time adjective 3compile time noun 1forms 1 adjective3 •Operations performed by a compiler (the “compile-time operations”). •Programming language requirements that must be met by source code for it to be successfully compiled (the “compile-time requirements”). •Properties of the program that can be reasoned about during compilation. compile time noun[before a noun]1 •The point at which a program is converted from source code to machine code; literally the time of compilation. formscompile times
