executable

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At runtime, the executable is rebuilt in memory with no noticeable delay; the executable is at no time extracted to disk.

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  1. Capable of being executed or carried out. The whole project is set down as executable at eight millions. Edinburgh Rev., Jan., 1856, p. 244.

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  • Setup creates the Setup Capture component executable, which is then used to create a baseline as well as to decode the changes made by the different application installations after they have completed. —  Redmond | News
  • DVDRecorder: www. purebasic.com (my programming language) use gtk for linux and native mfc for windows (so the executable are so small) —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • When you run the executable, all the files you need to run Chrome will be loaded to the directory of your choice. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • At runtime, the executable is rebuilt in memory with no noticeable delay; the executable is at no time extracted to disk. —  Softpedia - Windows - All
  • I use the following executable, which is free and works OK. —  MoDaCo WinMo News
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  1. = French exécutable = Spanish ejecutable; as execute + -able.
 

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