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compilation

com·pi·la·tion [ kòmpə láysh'n ] (plural com·pi·la·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something created by bring things together: something created by putting together things that have been gathered from various places
a compilation of new poems

2. gathering: the process of bringing things together from various places to form a whole

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