object file

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ob´ject file


n.1.(Computers) A computer program which has been translated into machine language by a compiler and assembler, but not yet linked into an executable program; sometimes called an obj file, because its file name typically has the extension "obj" .
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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Section 3 presents our proposal, using ELF as the executable type. Section 4 shows the attacks against streamed analysis and explains what we have to do in order to avoid them.