Relocatable Program (Noun)
Meaning
A program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The operating system treats the program as a relocatable program, so it can be loaded into a different memory location each time it runs.
- A relocatable program can be loaded into any available memory location without having to worry about fixed addresses.
- Because the application was written as a relocatable program, it can be easily ported to different hardware platforms.
- The programmer designed the software as a relocatable program to make it more flexible and adaptable.
- By treating the library as a relocatable program, the linker can place it in the most convenient memory location.