Executable \Ex"e*cu`ta*ble\, a.
Capable of being executed; feasible; as, an executable
project. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
executable
adj : capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances
as they are [syn: feasible, practicable, viable,
workable]
WordNet (r) 2.0
executable
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".
(1997-06-21)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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