Executable
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An executable is a file containing code that a computer can execute. It is a compiled application. The file extension of such a file is .exe, which is the abbreviation of executable.
[edit] File format
- DOS Executable
- 16-bit Next Executable
- Mixed 16/32-bit Linear Executable
- 32-bit Linear Executable
- 32-bit Portable Executable
- 64-bit Executable
[edit] First Characters
Executables have different magic numbers (first characters that define it) according to their file formats.
| Executable File Format | First Characters | Hexadecimal |
| DOS Executable | MZ | 0x4D5A |
| 16-bit Next Executable | NE | no information |
| Mixed 16/32-bit Linear Executable | LE | no information |
| 32-bit Linear Executable | LX | no information |
| 32-bit Portable Executable | PE | no information |
| 64-bit | no information | no information |
