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executable code

executable code noun: instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.

Noun

executable code (uncountable)

  1. Instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.
    • Other types of macros, shell scripts, batch files, interpretable source code, even Postscript files also contain executable code, and are, in theory, vulnerable to virus attack.2003, Maximum Security, fourth, →ISBN, page 324
    • The script itself contains variable and command substitution, the read command, and a while loop to get everything done in less than 10 lines of executable code!2008, Arnold Robbins, Nelson H. F. Beebe, Classic Shell Scripting: Hidden Commands that Unlock the Power of Unix, →ISBN, page 158

Questions about executable code

What does executable code mean?
Executable code means instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.
What part of speech is executable code?
Executable code is a noun.

Words near executable code in the dictionary

  1. exects
  2. execu.
  3. executabilities
  4. executability
  5. executable
  6. executable code
  7. executables
  8. executancy
  9. executant
  10. executants
  11. execute

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