linkage editor
- noun
- /ˈlɪŋkɪdʒ ˈɛdɪtər/
- Specialized
:
editor de enlaces
- The linkage editor is responsible for resolving external references between program modules.
Examples
-
After compiling all the source files, they ran the linkage editor to create the executable.
-
Mainframe systems often relied on a linkage editor to produce final application binaries.
-
The linkage editor is essential for creating complex software.
-
Many developers rely on a linkage editor to compile their code.
-
After compiling all the source files, they ran the linkage editor to create the executable.
-
Mainframe systems often relied on a linkage editor to produce final application binaries.
-
The linkage editor is responsible for resolving external references between program modules.
Synonyms
1
5.7
A person or thing that joins separate parts of a system, often in computers
How Automated
- Specialized
1
4.5
- Specialized
36
4.2
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'linkage' (connections or linking) with 'editor' (a program or tool that edits), so a learner can infer it is a tool that edits or manages links between parts. However, the specific technical function — resolving cross‑references among compiled modules to produce a single program — is specialized and not fully predictable from everyday senses, making the expression only partly transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Linkage editor The noun linkage editor comes from early computer work: linkage means joining separate pieces and editor is a tool that puts them together, like someone fitting puzzle pieces. So a linkage editor is 'a program that joins separate pieces into one program by fixing the links between them'.