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Definitions for executable
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workableadjective

    capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Wiktionary

  1. executablenoun

    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.

  2. executableadjective

    Capable of being executed.

Wikipedia

  1. Executable

    In computing, executable code, an executable file, or an executable program, sometimes simply referred to as an executable or binary, causes a computer "to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions", as opposed to a data file that must be interpreted (parsed) by a program to be meaningful. The exact interpretation depends upon the use. "Instructions" is traditionally taken to mean machine code instructions for a physical CPU. In some contexts, a file containing scripting instructions (such as bytecode) may also be considered executable.

ChatGPT

  1. executable

    An executable is a type of file that is capable of executing or running as a program in the computer. This file, often known as an executable file, can perform tasks according to encoded instructions. It typically has an extension of .exe, .bat, .com, or .bin and has been compiled from source code into computer-readable machine code by a compiler or interpreter. The tasks that the executable file performs can range from simple ones such as opening a document to complex ones such as running a computer game or comprehensive software application.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Executableadjective

    capable of being executed; feasible; as, an executable project

Wikidata

  1. Executable

    In computing, an executable file causes a computer "to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions," as opposed to a data file that must be parsed by a program to be meaningful. These instructions are traditionally machine code instructions for a physical CPU. However, in a more general sense, a file containing instructions for a software interpreter may also be considered executable; even a scripting language source file may therefore be considered executable in this sense. The exact interpretation depends upon the use; while the term often refers only to machine code files, in the context of protection against computer viruses all files which cause potentially hazardous instruction execution, including scripts, are conveniently lumped together.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of executable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of executable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of executable in a Sentence

  1. Martin O'Malley:

    The question at hand is whether any public good is served by allowing these essentially un-executable sentences to stand, in my judgment, leaving these death sentences in place does not serve the public good of the people of Maryland -- present or future.

  2. Link Starbureiy:

    An hallucinogen is an executable file.

  3. Loren Thompson:

    Just because they won't go to court doesn't mean they're giving up, they believe that as time goes by this program will look less and less executable under the terms that were agreed to.

  4. Peter Boneparth:

    Despite a concerted effort on both sides, the current financing and retail environment created significant obstacles to reaching an acceptable and fully executable agreement.

  5. Rob Reid:

    And because of that mindset shift, we were able to stay within our goals. having my wife join the program with me has made it significantly more executable for me.

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Translations for executable

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  • ausführbare Datei, ausführbarGerman
  • εκτελέσιμοGreek
  • toimeenpanokelpoinen, exe-tiedosto, toteuttamiskelpoinen, käyttökelpoinen, ajotiedostoFinnish
  • exécutable, fichier exécutableFrench
  • 実行ファイルJapanese
  • exsecutabileLatin
  • uitvoerbaarDutch
  • kjørbarNorwegian
  • [[plik]] [[wykonywalny]]Polish
  • exequível, executávelPortuguese
  • executabilRomanian
  • исполнимый файл, исполнимый, исполняемый файл, исполняемый модуль, исполняемый, исполнимый модульRussian
  • körbarSwedish
  • עקסעקוטאַבלעYiddish

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