Definition:Compact Space/Topology/Subspace/Definition 2

Definition
Let $T = \left({S, \tau}\right)$ be a topological space.

Let $H \subseteq S$ be a subset of $S$.

$H$ is compact in $T$ every open cover $\mathcal C \subseteq \tau$ for $H$ has a finite subcover.

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of Compact Topological Subspace