flicker

n 1: a momentary flash of light [syn: {glint}, {spark}]

2: North American woodpecker

3: the act of moving back and forth [syn: {waver}, {flutter}]

v 1: move back and forth very rapidly, as of a candle [syn: {waver},

{flitter}, {flutter}, {quiver}]

2: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flick}]

3: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:

{flick}]

linker

A computer program which accepts the {object code} files of

one or more separately compiled program {modules}, and links

them together into a complete executable program, resolving

references from one module to another.

The {Unix} linker is called "ld".

(1995-01-24)