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EXE and a DLL

Eddie Jack

15y2.1kC#

Hi,

What is the difference between an EXE and a DLL ?

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Vulpes15y ago
An .exe is an executable program i.e. a program which has an entrypoint (Main() method in VB.Net) from which execution begins.

A .dll (dynamic link library) is a library of classes or functions for use by other .exes or .dlls. It does not have an entrypoint and is not therefeore executable on its own.