Editing Object file (section)

===Absolute files===
Many early computers, or small [[Microcomputer|microcomputers]], support only an absolute object format. Programs are not relocatable; they need to be assembled or compiled to execute at specific, predefined addresses. The file contains no relocation or linkage information. These files can be loaded into read/write memory, or stored in [[read-only memory]]. For example, the [[Motorola 6800]] [[MIKBUG]] monitor contains a routine to read an absolute object file ([[SREC (file format)|SREC Format]]) from [[paper tape]].<ref name="Wiles-Felix"/> [[DOS]] [[COM file#DOS binary format|COM files]] are a more recent example of absolute object files.<ref name="Godse-Godse_2008"/>