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In [[computing]], a '''linker''' or '''link editor''' is a [[computer program]] that takes one or more object files generated by a [[compiler]] and combines them into a single [[executable]] file, [[Library (computing)|library file]], or another [[object file]].

A simpler version that writes its output directly to memory is called the loader, though loading is typically considered a separate process.

== See also ==

* [[Compile and go system]]
* [[Compiler]]
* [[DLL Hell]]
* [[Direct binding]]
* [[Dynamic binding (computing)]]
* [[Dynamic dispatch]]
* [[Dynamic library]]
* [[Dynamic linker]]
* [[Dynamic loading]]
* [[Dynamic-link library]]
* [[Executable]]
* [[GNU linker]]
* [[Library (computing)]]
* [[Loader (computing)]]
* [[Name decoration]]
* [[Object file]]
* [[Prelinking (prebinding)]]
* [[Relocation]]
* [[Static library]]
* [[gold (linker)]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linker_(computing) Linker (computing)] @ Wikipedia


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