| Subject | English | German |
| comp. | executable file | ausführbare Datei |
| comp., MS | executable file | ausführbare Datei (A file in portable executable (PE) file format that can be loaded into memory and executed by the operating system loader. It can be either an .exe or a .dll file. In the .NET context, a PE file must be translated by the common language runtime into code before it can be executed by the operating system) |
| gen. | executable file EXE | ausführbare Datei (Programm |
| comp., MS | portable executable file | portierbare ausführbare Datei (The file format used for executable programs and for files to be linked together to form executable programs) |