executable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɛksəkjutəbl/ / /ˌɛksɪˈkjuːtəbl/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able.
- Capable of being executed.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able.
- 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.”