Meaning of executable code | Babel Free

Definitions

Instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.

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“Other types of macros, shell scripts, batch files, interpretable source code, even Postscript files also contain executable code, and are, in theory, vulnerable to virus attack.”

“The script itself contains variable and command substitution, the read command, and a while loop to get everything done in less than 10 lines of executable code!”

““Scripts” are distinct from the executable code of the application, as they are usually written in a different language with distinct semantics.”

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