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executable

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See also: exécutable

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Etymology

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English execute
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -able bor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English executable

    From execute + -able .

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    Adjective

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    executable (not comparable )

    1. Capable of being executed.

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    capable of being executed

    Noun

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    executable (plural executables )

    1. (computing ) 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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    file that can be run

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