Executable

//ˈɛksəkjutəbl// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being executed. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are wordnet

Synonyms

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feasiblepracticablepracticableviableworkable

Example

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"The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run."

Etymology

From execute + -able.

Related phrases

executable codeportable executablep code

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