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== Static linking ==

'''Static linking''' is linking in which a library is embedded into the program executable at [[compile time]] by a [[linker]]. A linker is a separate utility which takes one or more libraries and [[object file]]s (which are previously generated by a compiler or an assembler) and produces an actual [[executable file]].

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== Dynamic linking ==

'''Dynamic linking''' is linking in which a library is loaded by the [[operating system]]'s [[Loader (computing)|loader]] separately from the executable file at [[loadtime]] or [[runtime]].

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