compiling vs collection

compiling and collection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compiling	Yes	No	No	No
collection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, collection is a hypernym of compiling; that is, collection is a word with a broader meaning than compiling:

Other hypernyms of compiling include aggregation, assembling, collecting.

compiling (noun)	collection (noun)
the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)	the act of gathering something together
	a publication containing a variety of works
	request for a sum of money
	several things grouped together or considered as a whole