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Program that combines intermediate build files into an executable file
A linker or link editor is a computer program that combines intermediate software build files such as object and library files into a single executable file such as a program or library. A linker is often part of a toolchain that includes a compiler and/or assembler that generates intermediate files that the linker processes. The linker may be integrated with other toolchain tools such that the user does not interact with the linker directly. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Linker (computing)A 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Microscopic Linker Distribution in Mixed-Linker Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks via Computational Raman Spectroscopy: Implications for Gas SeparationInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Linkers and loadersThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Loader (computing)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Static libraryA closely related topic
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Linkers and loadersJohn R. Levine · 1999
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