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Executable and Linkable Format

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Executable and Linkable Format

Summary

Executable and Linkable Format is an executable file format[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Executable and Linkable Format's instance of is recorded as executable file format[3].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's developer is recorded as Unix System Laboratories[4].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's Commons category is recorded as Executable and Linkable Format[5].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/repository/files/ELF.bt[6].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haypo/hachoir3/master/hachoir/parser/program/elf.py[7].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/master/executable/elf.ksy[8].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/synalysis/Grammars/master/elf.grammar[9].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's described at URL is recorded as https://refspecs.linuxbase.org/elf/elf.pdf[10].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wader/fq/master/format/elf/elf.go[11].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file extension is recorded as axf[12].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file extension is recorded as bin[13].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file extension is recorded as elf[14].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file extension is recorded as o[15].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file extension is recorded as prx[16].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file extension is recorded as so[17].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's replaces is recorded as a.out[18].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/elf[19].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://reverseengineering.stackexchange.com/tags/elf[20].
  • Executable and Linkable Format's file format identification pattern is recorded as 7F454C46[21].

Why It Matters

Executable and Linkable Format has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Gary Kessler's File Signature Table. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Unix System Laboratories
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Replaces → a.out
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 1954, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326446|Executable Formats (#299326446)]] for {{P|14367}}"
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