EXE
/eks'ee/ or /eek'see/ or /E-X-E/ An executable binary file. Some operating
systems (notably MS-DOS, VMS, and TWENEX) use the extension .EXE to mark such
files. This usage is also occasionally found among Unix programmers even though
Unix executables don't have any required suffix.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
exclamation mark « exclamation point « EXCP « EXE
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