Linker (computing)
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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 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
- Linker (computing) @ Wikipedia
