Introduction to the development process

Glossary

C compiler A software program that examines a C program for syntax errors and, if successful, creates an object (OBJ) file.

Editor A program that allows you to create or change a file.

Linker A software program that combines object (OBJ) and library (LIB) files to create an executable program that has the extension EXE.

Object file A machine code file produced by compilation of source code.