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Subject: question about some terms
From: loody <miloody@gmail.com>
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Dear all:
There are some terms I cannot figure them out clearly.
1. relocatable file:
    (are they *.a and *.o files)
2. executable file
    (are they *.out files)
3. shared object file
    (are they *.so files)
4. Dynamically loaded libraries
    (what is the difference between 3 and 4)
thanks for your help,
miloody