executable
Capable of being executed.
Adjective
- Capable of being executed.
Origin
Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able.
Derived
Noun
- A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.
- The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run.
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executable code position-independent executable portable executable