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Linker (computing)

A linker or link editor is a computer program that combines intermediate software build files such as object and library files into a single executable file such as a program or library. A linker is often part of a toolchain that includes a compiler and/or assembler that generates intermediate files that the linker processes. The linker may be integrated…

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Linkage editor

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Linker (computing)

Nodes64
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Triples11
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

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linker program library object linking may files also executable memory process editor system systems file static loading relocation code called

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a program or libraryinstance ofA linker or link editor is a computer program that combines intermediate software build files such as object and library files into a single executable file0.80text
OS/360instance ofLinkage editorIn IBM System/360 through IBM Z mainframe operating systems0.80text
its successorsinstance ofLinkage editorIn IBM System/360 through IBM Z mainframe operating systems0.80text
this type of program is known as a linkage editorinstance ofLinkage editorIn IBM System/360 through IBM Z mainframe operating systems0.80text
OS/360 have format for executable load-modules containing supplementary data about the component sections of a programinstance ofOperating systems0.80text
so that an individual program section can be replacedinstance ofOperating systems0.80text
and other parts of the program updated so that relocatable addressesinstance ofOperating systems0.80text
other references can be corrected by the linkage editorinstance ofOperating systems0.80text
as part of the process.One advantage of this is that it allows a program to be maintained without having to keep all of the intermediate object filesinstance ofOperating systems0.80text
or without having to re-compile program sections that haven't changedinstance ofOperating systems0.80text
defining base addresses of segmentsinstance ofit became necessary to give users control to generate output object files with their specific requirements0.80text

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