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.TH "executable file" "" "" Definition
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.PP
An
.B "executable file"
is one that can be loaded directly by the operating system and executed.
Normally, an executable file is one that has both been
\fIcompiled\fR, where it is rendered into machine language,
and \fIlinked\fR, where the compiled program has received all
operating system-specific information and library functions.
.SH "See Also"
.B
Definitions, file
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