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.exe

In Windows, OS/2, and DOS, .exe is the filename extension for a file that is runnable as a native executable computer program. Such a file is sometimes referred to an EXE – as one historical way to identify a file extension is without the dot prefix and capitalized.

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Container for
MZ, NE, LX, LE, PE, PE32+, W3, W4, DL, MP, P2, P3
Developed by
Microsoft
Internet media type
application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
Magic number
Depends on the file format
Open format?
No
Type of format
Executable file

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.exe

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples7
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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.exe

Top relations

Container for · 1
.exe → MZ, NE, LX, LE, PE, PE32+, W3, W4, DL, MP, P2, P3
Developed by · 1
.exe → Microsoft
Filename extension · 1
.exe → .mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .exe
Internet media type · 1
.exe → application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
Magic number · 1
.exe → Depends on the file format
Open format? · 1
.exe → No
Type of format · 1
.exe → Executable file

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Important terminology

file exe extension executable os format filename windows microsoft mz pe formats dos versions run runnable native computer program sometimes

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
.exeContainer forMZ, NE, LX, LE, PE, PE32+, W3, W4, DL, MP, P2, P31.00infobox
.exeDeveloped byMicrosoft1.00infobox
.exeFilename extension.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace} .exe1.00infobox
.exeInternet media typeapplication/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable1.00infobox
.exeMagic numberDepends on the file format1.00infobox
.exeOpen format?No1.00infobox
.exeType of formatExecutable file1.00infobox

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