Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-compilation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
cross--com-pi-la-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of compiling a program for a different CPU architecture or operating system than that of the development machine.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-compilations (plural)

Phrases

cross-compile cross compiler

Frequently Paired Words

cross-compile cross compiler

Questions

What does cross-compilation mean?
The process of compiling a program for a different CPU architecture or operating system than that of the development machine.

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