You mean, you sent me an executable attachment?

Any DOS diskette that has been properly formatted contains some executable code in its boot sector.

distilltives are a tool to distil strategy into something executable.

The download arrives in the form of a self-extracting executable file, and the installation process is almost completely automated.

It is a very simple process to run the executable with a brand new floppy disk in the floppy drive.

integrity checker (to detect unauthorized changes in executable files) on Unix systems is a very good idea.

padding bytes, making your executable untidy.

shebang statement) to point to your local Python executable program.

These environment variables may be used to control the executable's behavior.

Change the first line (the shebang statement) to point to your local Python executable program.

These environment variables may be used to control the executable 's behavior.

You can also package your game into an executable file that can be installed on any computer.

They have space limitations - every disk in a game box costs money - but thanks to compression and an installation process, they don't have to fit it all in executable form on the game disk like console games do.

Not really an emulator by definition, Cxbx takes the Xbox executable file and converts it into a Windows executable.

Never download an executable without using a virus scanner.