executable
A {binary} file containing a program in
{machine language} which is ready to be {execute}d (run).
The term might also be, but generally isn't, applied to
{scripts} which are interpreted by a {command line
interpreter}. Executables are distinguished in {Unix} by
having the execute permission bits set, at least for the
owner. {MS-DOS} uses the {filename extension} ".exe".
(1997-06-21)