executable

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈek-si-ˌkyüt\
- /ˈeksɪkjuːtəbl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈek-si-ˌkyüt\

Definitions of executable word

noun executable (of a file or program) able to be run by a computer. 1
noun Definition of executable in Technology (operating system) A binary file containing a program in machine language which is ready to be executed (run). The term might also be, but generally isn't, applied to scripts which are interpreted by a command line interpreter. Executables are distinguished in Unix by having the execute permission bits set, at least for the owner. MS-DOS uses the filename extension ".exe". 1
adjective executable (of a computer program) able to be run 0
noun executable a file containing a program that will run as soon as it is opened 0
noun executable (computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing. 0
adjective executable Capable of being executed. 0

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executable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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