Linker (computing)In computing, a linker or link editor is a computer system program that takes one or more s (generated by a compiler or an assembler) and combines them into a single executable file, library file, or another "object" file. A simpler version that writes its output directly to memory is called the loader, though loading is typically considered a separate process. Computer programs typically are composed of several parts or modules; these parts/modules do not need to be contained within a single , and in such cases refer to each other by means of symbols as addresses into other modules, which are mapped into memory addresses when linked for execution.
Application (informatique)Une application, un applicatif ou encore une appli, une app est, dans le domaine informatique, un programme (ou un ensemble logiciel) directement utilisé pour réaliser une tâche, ou un ensemble de tâches élémentaires d'un même domaine ou formant un tout. Typiquement, un éditeur de texte, un navigateur web, un lecteur multimédia, un jeu vidéo, sont des applications. Les applications s'exécutent en utilisant les services du système d'exploitation pour utiliser les ressources matérielles.