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Database System Concepts

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Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

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Briefly explain object file

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Object file

An object file is generated by a compiler or assembler after processing a source file that is developed in a specific programming language.
It gives the binary representation of a source file that can be understood by a machine.
Object files are not directly executable on machines.
Three types of object files are relocatable, executable, and shared object files.
- The relocatable object file contains data and binary code that can be linked with other
  object files to produce an executable object file.
- The executable object files are the program that can directly execute in memory.
- The shared object file are the special relocatable object files that are loaded and linked dynamically during load time or execution time.

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