# simple question.......

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**Created:** [June 18, 2007, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simple-question/31078 "2007-06-18T06:36:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/simple-question/31078/11 "2007-06-18T17:41:31Z")

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> **[Executable](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable)**
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> In computing, executable code or an executable file or executable program, sometimes simply referred to as an executable or binary, causes a computer "to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions," as opposed to a data file that must be parsed by a program to be meaningful. The exact interpretation depends upon the use - while "instructions" is traditionally taken to mean machine code instructions for a physical CPU, in some contexts a file containing bytecode or scripting languag...

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