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5 AristotlePagaltzis 1 A program which is already compiled into binary form. Some OperatingSystem~s only distribute [Binary] executables of their applications and OperatingSystem. [Linux] and the [BSD] family distribute their SourceCode as well as their binary executables are are held in great esteem for this.
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5 AristotlePagaltzis 3 Confusion arises when your [Compiler] targets a VirtualMachine or other intermediate code. The common example is a [Java] class file. These aren't BinaryExecutable~s (because they're not directly executable), but they are compiled, and definitely in a [Binary] format, and you can execute the code with the help of the VirtualMachine.
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5 See also [a.out], [COFF] and [ELF].