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Preferred term

EXE  

Definition

  • An executable file (the main execution point of a computer program) for DOS, OpenVMS, Microsoft Windows, Symbian or OS/2. Besides the executable program, many .exe files contain other components called resources, such as bitmap graphics and icons which the executable program may use for its graphical user interface.

Entry terms

  • Executable file

Identifier

  • EXE

Notation

  • application/octet-stream
  • .exe

In other languages

  • EXE

    Estonian

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/file-type/EXE

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