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''Linkage editing'' ([[IBM]] nomenclature) or ''consolidation'' or ''collection'' ([[International Computers Limited|ICL]] nomenclature) refers to the ''linkage editor's'' or ''consolidator's'' act of combining the various pieces into a relocatable binary, whereas the loading and relocation into an absolute binary at the target address is normally considered a separate step.<ref name="Barron_1978_Consolidator"/>
== Linker Control Scripts ==
In the beginning linkers gave users very limited control over the arrangement of generated output object files. As the target systems became complex with different memory requirements such as embedded systems, it became necessary to give users control to generate output object files with their specific requirements such as defining base addresses' of segments. Linkers control scripts were used for this.
== Common implementations ==
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