Definition[edit | edit source]
An executable is
| “ | [a]n abstraction for programs, command files and other objects on a computer system that can be executed. On a DOS PC, for example, this would include batch command files, COM files, EXE-format files and boot sectors of disks.[1] | ” |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-5, at §1.3 n.1.
See also[edit | edit source]
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
