Editing List of file formats (section)

== Object code, executable files, shared and dynamically linked libraries ==
* [[8BF]] – files plugins for some photo editing programs including [[Adobe Photoshop]], [[Paint Shop Pro]], [[GIMP]] and [[Helicon Filter]].
* A – a [[static library]] on Unix-like systems
* A – Objective C native static library
* [[a.out (file format)|a.out]] – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .so for [[shared object]] files) classic [[Unix]] object format, now often superseded by ELF
* APK – [[apk (file format)|Android Package]]
* APP – A folder found on macOS systems containing program code and resources, appearing as one file.
* [[App (file format)|APP]] – file extension are executable application packages for running apps on [[HarmonyOS]], [[OpenHarmony]] and Oniro devices.
* [[BAC (file format)|BAC]] – an executable image for the [[RSTS/E]] system, created using the [[BASIC-PLUS]] <code>COMPILE</code> command<ref name=dec-11-orsua-d-d>{{cite book|title=RSTS-11 System Users Guide|year=1975|publisher=Digital Equipment Corporation|pages=2–16–2–17|url=http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/rsts/V06/DEC-11-ORSUA-D-D_RSTS_SystemUserGuide_Jul75.pdf|edition=DEC-11-ORSUA-D-D (RSTS/E V06A-02)|access-date=22 March 2011|archive-date=21 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321190748/http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/dec/pdp11/rsts/V06/DEC-11-ORSUA-D-D_RSTS_SystemUserGuide_Jul75.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[BPL (file format)|BPL]] – a Win32 PE file created with [[Delphi (software)|Delphi]] or [[C++Builder]] containing a package.
* [[Bundle (file format)|Bundle]] – a Macintosh plugin created with [[Xcode]] or [[make (software)|make]] which holds executable code, data files, and folders for that code.
* [[Class (file format)|CLASS]] – Compiled [[Java (programming language)|Java]] bytecode
* [[COFF]] – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files) Unix Common Object File Format, now often superseded by ELF
* [[COM file|COM]] – Simple executable format used by [[CP/M]] and [[DOS]].
* [[Delphi (programming language)|DCU]] – [[Delphi (software)|Delphi]] compiled unit
* [[Dynamic-link library|DLL]] – Dynamic library used in Windows and OS/2 to store data, resources and code.
* DOL – the format used by the [[GameCube]] and [[Wii]], short for Dolphin, which was the codename of the GameCube.
* [[EAR (file format)|EAR]] – archives of Java [[enterprise application]]s
* [[Executable and Linkable Format|ELF]] – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .so for shared object files) used in many modern [[Unix]] and [[Unix-like]] systems, including [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]], other [[UNIX System V|System V Release 4]] derivatives, [[Linux]], and [[BSD]])
* EXE – [[DOS executable]] ([[EXE|.exe]]: used in [[DOS]])
* [[EXE]] – [[New Executable]] (used in multitasking ("European") MS-DOS 4.0, [[16-bit]] [[Microsoft Windows]], and [[OS/2]])
* [[EXE]] – [[Portable Executable]] used in [[Microsoft Windows]] and some other systems
* [[.ipa|IPA]] – file extension for apple IOS application executable file. Another form of zip file.
* [[JAR (file format)|JAR]] – archives of Java class files
* [[JEFF (file format)|JEFF]] – a file format allowing execution directly from static memory<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2002/02042-jeff-spec.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215155940/http://www.unicode.org/L2/L2002/02042-jeff-spec.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* KO – [[Loadable kernel module]]
* LIB – a [[static library]] on Microsoft platforms
* LIST – variable list
* [[Mach-O]] – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .dylib and .bundle for shared object files) [[Mach kernel|Mach]]-based systems, notably native format of [[macOS]], [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]], [[watchOS]], [[tvOS]] and [[visionOS]]
* NLM – [[NetWare Loadable Module]] the native 32-bit binaries compiled for Novell's [[NetWare]] Operating System (versions 3 and newer)
* [[XCOFF|O]] – un-linked object files directly from the compiler
* OBJ – [[object file]] on Windows
* [[RLL file format|RLL]] – used in Microsoft operating systems together with a DLL file to store program resources
* [[S1ES]] – [[Executable]] used for S1ES learning system.
* SO – shared library, typically ELF
* VAP – Value Added Process the native 16-bit binaries compiled for Novell's [[NetWare]] Operating System (version 2, NetWare 286, Advanced NetWare, etc.)
* [[WAR (Sun file format)|WAR]] – an archive of a Java [[Web application]]
* XAP – [[Windows Phone package]]
* XBE – [[Xbox executable|XBE]] is Xbox executable
* [[XCOFF]] – (no suffix for executable image, .o for object files, .a for shared object files) extended COFF, used in [[AIX (operating system)|AIX]]
* XEX – [[Xbox 360|XEX]] is Xbox 360 executable
* [[XPInstall|XPI]] – [[PKZIP]] archive that can be run by [[Mozilla]] [[web browser]]s to install software.
* XSD – XML Schema Definition, used for planning and organizing XML documents.
Object extensions:
* [[Component Object Model|OCX]] – Object Control extension
* [[Component Object Model|TLB]] – Windows Type Library
* VBX – Visual Basic extension