Executable and Linking Format

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Key Facts

Abbreviation

ELF

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzek.jʊ.tə.bəl ənd ˈlɪŋ.kɪŋ ˈfɔː.mæt/

Category

Miscellaneous

Related Field

Unclassified

Examples in Context

The DWARF and STAB formats are the most widely used executable and linking format ( ELF ).
Furthermore, once the SPE code has been generated, it is embedded into an ELF ( Executable and Linking Format(ELF) ) object code file and incorporated into the main program through the fib_spe_handle.

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