What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / anshu sharma

An Exe is executable program,dll(dynamic link library)is a file that can be loaded and executed by the program dynamically. basically it is an external code repository for program, since usually several different program reuse the same Dll.
*)Dll has no main function but Exe has main function
*)Dll is in-process component & Exe is out process component
*)Exe is executable in its own environment but Dll need another exe to execute

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / vaishu

DLL(Dynamic Link Library) which contains a set of functions
that will be linked to the application dynamically at
runtime. EXE (Executable file)is a common file executing
OS,MS programs...

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / krishna mohan

The Anatomy of a DLL
Dynamic linking is a mechanism that links applications to
libraries at run time. The libraries remain in their own
files and are not copied into the executable files of the
applications. DLLs link to an application when the
application is executed, rather than when it is created.
DLLs may also contain links to other DLLs.

Note Many times, DLLs are placed in files with different
extensions such as .EXE, .DRV or .DLL.

Applications and DLLs can link to other DLLs automatically
if the DLL linkage is specified in the IMPORTS section of
the module definition file as part of the compile or you
can explicitly load them using the Windows LoadLibrary
function.

ece is a excutable file

By Krishanamohan From T.T.plaace 7 C.P. new delhi

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / kunal singh

EXE(Executable file) is used when application load.
DLL(Dynamic Link Library) is used when application loaded.

DLL is Superset of Exe. That means dll file must be need exe file.

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / bollasrinivasarao

EXE is executable file contains main()method and self executableand inprocessserver
Dll is dynamic link library contins no main method()and noself executable fileand outprocess server

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / shweta

The .exe are outbound fils
The .dll inbund files
.exe cannot share with other application
.dll can be share with other application

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What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL?..

Answer / saiprasanna

similarities:both are three letter words...

differences:lexicographically dll is first and exe is second...