"portable executable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: portable executables [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} portable executable (plural portable executables)
  1. (software) A file format used for executable programs, DLLs, fonts, etc. in Microsoft Windows and some other operating systems. Wikipedia link: portable executable Categories (topical): Microsoft, Software Synonyms: PE Translations (file format used for executable programs): Portable Executable [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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