===== Executable File =====
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**Executable File** is a file in a format that the computer can directly execute. Unlike source files, executable files cannot be read by humans. To transform a source file into an executable file, you need to pass it through a [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:compiler]] or assembler.


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