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National Teaching and Learning Change ProgrammeInformation and Communication Technology: Dictionary

executable file

A binary file which is the result of a program being compiled. This is the program which is actually run, or executed, by the computer.

Related terms
binary representationcompilecompilerexecuterunrun-time
Term sub categories
Programming › assemblers, compilers and interpreters
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