Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portable executable

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: portable ex-e-cutable
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A file format used for executable programs, DLLs, fonts, etc. in Microsoft Windows and some other operating systems.

Inflected Forms

portable executables (plural)

Synonyms

PE

Questions

What does portable executable mean?: A file format used for executable programs, DLLs, fonts, etc. in Microsoft Windows and some other operating systems.

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