executable file

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meaningsofexecutableandfile

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executable
adjective
uk
/ˈek.sɪ.kjuː.tə.bəl/us
/ˈek.sɪ.kjuː.t̬ə.bəl/
An executable file or program can be understood by the operating system of a computer and makes the computer perform a ...
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file
noun
uk
/faɪl/us
/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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From the operational semantics, a formal description of the monitor, and a program, they derive an instrumentedexecutablefilethat performs the specified monitoring activity.
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Executable differences: the cost-centre profiler produces anexecutablefileof 696,320 bytes.
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This is due to the time needed to produce the largerexecutablefile.
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The cost-centre-stack profiler produces anexecutablefileof 712,704 bytes.
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Ncam compiles the output into anexecutablefile.
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This feature also has the effect of dramatically reducing the size of theexecutablefile, compared to what it would be if each routine had access to every label.
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The runtime environment is stored in a singleexecutablefile.
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Theexecutablefilecan be simply copied without requiring any other installation process.
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A linker is used to combine (pre-made) library files with the object file(s) of the application to form a singleexecutablefile.
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The teams developed a code that generated the same output as the givenexecutablefile.
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The interpreter was used to debug a program before creating anexecutablefile.
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If the modules are included in the sameexecutablefile, they are definitely combined in one program.
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Wordsmith is acquired by downloading a self-extractingexecutablefilefor the time being as a demo version.
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In order to be used, object code must either be placed in anexecutablefile, a library file, or an object file.
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Most also check that the file has a validexecutablefileformat to safeguard against random bit sequences inadvertently being run as instructions.
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Linking may be done when anexecutablefileis created, or whenever the program is used at run time.
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Changes in the "release" number denote a release of a patch, i.e. a modifiedexecutablefileto fix bugs in previous versions.
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This first word must be either the name of a built-in command, or of anexecutablefileor batch file.
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Spam email may also include malware as scripts or otherexecutablefileattachments.
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