Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: exe file
exe file
a file with extension .exe, containing an executable machine language program for DOS orWindows. To execute it, simply doubleclick on it; right-click on it and choose Run; or type its name at a command prompt.
Most application programs are distributed as .EXE files. Most compilers translate source code into .EXE files.Contrast BAT file; COM (definition 2).
Caution!Do not run .exe files received via e-mail because they are almost certainly viruses.
