executable

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/ˈɛksəkjutəbl//ˌɛksɪˈkjuːtəbl/

adjective

Capable of being executed.

“The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run.”

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feasiblepracticableviableworkablepossible
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Meanings

adjectiveexecutable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being executed.
nounexecutable (plural executables)

plural executables

  1. computingA file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.

    The program as written by the programmer is generally processed into an executable that can be run.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecapable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

Similar
feasiblepracticableviableworkablepossible
Also see
binary filefeasiblepracticableviableworkable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From execute + -able.

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Translations

Bulgarian изпълним, изпълним файл
  • изпълним (izpălnim)capable of being executed
  • изпълним файл (izpălnim fajl)file that can be run
Catalan executable
  • executablecapable of being executed
Chinese Mandarin 執行檔 /执行档
  • 執行檔 /执行档 (zhíxíngdàng)file that can be run
Dutch uitvoerbaar, uitvoerbaar bestand
  • uitvoerbaarcapable of being executed
  • uitvoerbaar bestandfile that can be run
Esperanto plenumebla dosiero
  • plenumebla dosierofile that can be run
Finnish toteuttamiskelpoinen, toimeenpanokelpoinen
  • toteuttamiskelpoinencapable of being executed
  • toimeenpanokelpoinencapable of being executed
  • käyttökelpoinencapable of being executed
  • suoritettava tiedostofile that can be run
  • ajotiedostofile that can be run
  • exe-tiedostofile that can be run
French exécutable, fichier exécutable
  • exécutablecapable of being executed
  • fichier exécutablefile that can be run
German ausführbar, ausführbare Datei
  • ausführbarcapable of being executed
  • ausführbare Dateifile that can be run
Hebrew קובץ הרצה
  • קובץ הרצהfile that can be run
Hungarian végrehajtható, futtatható
  • végrehajthatócapable of being executed
  • futtathatócapable of being executed
Italian eseguibile
  • eseguibilecapable of being executed
Japanese 実行ファイル
  • 実行ファイル (jikkō fairu)file that can be run
Polish wykonywalny, plik wykonywalny
  • wykonywalnycapable of being executed
  • plik wykonywalnyfile that can be run
Portuguese executável, exequível
  • executávelcapable of being executed
  • exequívelcapable of being executed
  • executávelfile that can be run
Romanian executabil
  • executabilcapable of being executed
Russian исполни́мый, исполня́емый
  • исполни́мый (ispolnímyj)capable of being executed
  • исполня́емый (ispolnjájemyj)capable of being executed
  • исполни́мый файл (ispolnímyj fajl)file that can be run
  • исполня́емый файл (ispolnjájemyj fajl)file that can be run
  • исполни́мый мо́дуль (ispolnímyj módulʹ)file that can be run
  • исполня́емый мо́дуль (ispolnjájemyj módulʹ)file that can be run
Spanish ejecutable
  • ejecutablecapable of being executed
Swedish körbar, exekverbar
  • körbarcapable of being executed
  • exekverbarcapable of being executed
Cite this entry
APA

executable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executable

MLA

“executable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “executable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/executable.

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