<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a person who compiles, or gathers things together.</li><li>Also called compiling routine.</li><li>a computer program that translates a program written in a high-level language into another language, usually machine language.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to call for, demand, or require: to exact respect from one's children.</li><li>to force or compel the payment, yielding, or performance of: to exact money; to exact tribute from a conquered people.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms:</strong></p><ul><li>wring</li></ul>