English noun: binary program | |||
1. | binary program (communication) a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system | ||
Samples | The same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems. | ||
Synonyms | binary | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer program, computer programme, program, programme | ||