compile-time

adjective

Operations performed by a compiler (the “compile-time operations”).

Opposite
run-time
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivecompile-time (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingOperations performed by a compiler (the “compile-time operations”).
  2. not comparablecomputingProgramming language requirements that must be met by source code for it to be successfully compiled (the “compile-time requirements”).
  3. not comparablecomputingProperties of the program that can be reasoned about during compilation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
run-time

Translations

Esperanto traduktempa
  • traduktempaTranslations
German bei der Kompilierung
  • bei der KompilierungTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål kompileringstid
  • kompileringstidTranslations
Polish czasowy
  • czasowyTranslations
Swedish kompileringstiden
  • kompileringstidenTranslations
Turkish derleme zamanı
  • derleme zamanıTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

compile-time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compile-time

MLA

“compile-time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compile-time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compile-time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compile-time.

Source: compile-time on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.