COFF binary format

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:category Unix software
Executable file formats
Microsoft Windows software
Object file formats
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:AT&T
gptkbp:fileExtension .dll
.exe
.obj
.o
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Common_Object_File_Format
gptkbp:hasHeader file header
section headers
optional header
gptkbp:hasSection .data
.text
.bss
.debug
.edata
.idata
.rdata
.reloc
gptkbp:hasTable string table
symbol table
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label COFF binary format
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:UNIX_System_V
gptkbp:introducedIn 1983
gptkbp:predecessor a.out format
gptkbp:specifies public
gptkbp:successor gptkb:ELF_format
gptkb:PE_format
gptkbp:supports multiple architectures
relocation
debugging information
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Cygwin
gptkb:Microsoft_Visual_Studio
gptkb:Windows_NT
gptkb:GNU_Binutils
DJGPP
gptkbp:usedFor executables
object code
shared libraries
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Microsoft_Windows
Unix systems
gptkbp:variant gptkb:PE_format
ECOFF
GOFF
XCOFF
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:System_V_Unix
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7