An executable file is any file that will carry out specific tasks when opened and will commonly have the exe extension in DOS based systems. So, for example, when you open up Windows you have activated the windows.exe file.
file name that can be used as a command, consisting either of a script of commands to be executed by typing the name, or of true compiled binary program code. In the latter sense (also called binaries), the executable(s) is sometimes used to distinguish compiled binary code from its human-readable programming-language source: "He gave me the executable, but I needed the source files."
File stored on a disk which can be run on the computer. Executables are marked with the executable attribute (See the chmod command). Executables are stored in a particular format (e.g. ELF), and consist of headers plus machine code.
A file created by the linker that a computer can execute. Also called a binary.
self-contained set of coded instructions designed to process and control a particular component of FRAMES-HWIR Technology Software System.
a file which runs a program
The 'executable' is the final program that resides in the target system memory and runs on the target system (the HCS12 for us). The executable program is essentially a linear array of bytes in memory, each byte containing binary machine code instructions or data. The program runs by sequentially stepping through the machine code instructions, with occasional jumps or branches to various locations. Note that the term "executable" is often used in slightly different ways. Strictly speaking, the executable is the actual program sitting in the memory of the HCS12. But the .abs file mentioned above is often considered a type of executable since it does contain the machine code in finalized form and can run directly in the Simulator (it also contains overhead data such as debug info). The S-records created from a .abs file also contain the finalized machine code along with some overhead data. Since absolute files and S-records contain all the executable information but actually sit in the host PC, they are often referred to as an image of the executable, or simply as an "executable image".
a program that is ready to execute
a binary file that has been processed by the HP linker with ld or indirectly with the compiler, and can be run by the HP-UX loader(exec)
a binary file that you can run which will start your software program
a file, collection of files, or some other collection of Tcl code and necessary runtime environment
a file that can be executed, or run, on your computer
a file that contains a program that is ready to run
a file that executes lines of code
a file which contains code which can be run by the processor
a program that the computer can execute
a stereotype d component that represents a program that may be executed on a node
Ready to be run by the computer. Executable code is a series of instructions that can be carried out by the computer. For example, the computer cannot execute names and addresses, but it can execute a program that prints all those names and addresses on mailing labels.
This means ``programs that can be run by the computer.'' Executable code is a series of instructions that can be carried out by the computer. Executable programs usually have the extension .EXE or .COM.
A file that is a computer program (and therefore potentially includes a computer virus), ie a series of computer operations are carried out when Run is selected (as opposed to a media or database file, which contains data only).
a statement or procedural step in a programming language that calls for processing action by the computer, e.g., performing arithmetic, reading data from an external medium, making a decision, etc. An executable file is a file with its mode is set to executable, making it a file that performs a process rather than simply holding data.
The result of compiling and linking a program to produce a freestanding entity that can be run on a suitable computer independent of the source code and tools used to produce it.
An executable process is one that is able to be executed, i.e. is either running or runnable. See also runnable, running.
An executable file is a program or code that runs on a user's computer. Executable files usually have the ability to modify a user's computer system and gather data from the hard drive and local network.
Another name for object code that is ready to be executed.
A binary file containing a program in machine language which is ready to be executed (run). MS-DOS and Windows machines use the filename extension ".exe" for these files.
A program that has been link-edited and therefore can be run in a processor.
A file that can be run - a program. In Windows, most of these have the .exe extension, but others are possible.
A file that can be loaded into memory and executed as a program. An executable is produced by the binder ( ld) from one or more object () files. The default processing of compilation commands includes invoking the binder to produce an executable whose name is a.out.
An executable is a file that contains a program - that is, a particular kind of file that is capable of being executed or run as a program in the computer.
A file that contains a program that is capable of being executed or run on a computer. An executable file usually has a file name extension of .exe.
Executable program, which is created from sourcecode by the compiler. Expression Mathematical construct made from variables, operators, functions and brackets, which could be calculated. Come often to use at calculation and assignment of variable contents as well as a condition at the sequential control.
stand-alone application program that allegedly performs some useful task. See EXE, DLL, plug-in, XObject, Xtra, compiler, linker, external.
A program that a computer can directly execute. See Binaries.
An executable or executable file, in computer science, is a file whose contents are meant to be interpreted as a program by a computer.