- Compile-Time - Anything that occurs while the program, or portions thereof, are being compiled
- DDL - D Dyanmic Libraries - This project
- ELF - Executable and Linkable Format
- Host - The portion of a DDL-capable program that contains the starting point, typically main()
- In-Situ Module/Library - A library that contains symbolic information for the Host. Needed for DDL Runtime Linking
- Library - A binary file that is a collection of one or more Modules
- Module - A binary file, or portion of a Library, that contains program code, data and symbolic information
- OMF - Object Module Format
- PE/COFF - Portable Executable / Common Object File Format - Microsoft's format for Win32 modules (DLLs, EXEs, Drivers, etc)
- Reflection - The means by which a program can perform introspection (manipulation of data, code, types and metadata) at runtime
- Runtime - Anything that occurs while the program is running
- Runtime Linking - Adding code, data and metadata to the runtime program
- Symbol - A name that represents a code, data or metadata address at runtime
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