executable

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executable

  • /ˈɛksəkjutəbl/
  • /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːtəbl/

adjective

  1. not comparable Capable of being executed.

noun executables

  1. 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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adj capable of being executed

Españolejecutable
Portuguêsexecutável, exequível
Françaisexécutable
Deutschausführbar
Italianoeseguibile
Românăexecutabil
Русскийисполни́мый ispolnímyj, исполня́емый ispolnjájemyj

noun file that can be run

日本語実行ファイル jikkō fairu
中文執行檔 /执行档 zhíxíngdàng
Portuguêsexecutável
Françaisfichier exécutable
Deutschausführbare Datei
Русскийисполни́мый файл ispolnímyj fajl, исполня́емый файл ispolnjájemyj fajl, исполни́мый мо́дуль ispolnímyj módulʹ, исполня́емый мо́дуль ispolnjájemyj módulʹ
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@misc{executable_2026,
  title = {executable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/executable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}