Executable




<operating system> A binary file containing a program in machine language which is ready to be executed (run).

The term might also be, but generally isn't, applied to scripts which are interpreted by a command line interpreter.

Executables are distinguished in Unix by having the execute permission bits set, at least for the owner.

MS-DOS uses the filename extension ".exe".



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