Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being executed or carried out: Describes something (typically a plan, task, or file) that can be performed, implemented, or run successfully with the available means and under the current circumstances.
   • Ready to be run by a computer: In computing, describes a file, especially a program, that is in a format that a computer's operating system can directly load and run.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The project manager confirmed that the proposed timeline was executable with our current staff.
  • After compiling the code, the programmer created an executable file that users could double-click to launch the application.
  • Given the budget constraints, only the most essential and executable parts of the plan were approved.

Advanced Usage

• "executable form": In a state or format ready to be carried out or run.
  • The contract is not valid until it is in executable form and signed by both parties.
• "executable code/script": In computing, a sequence of instructions written in a programming language that a computer can understand and perform.
  • The software bug was traced back to a line of executable code in the main module.

Variants and Related Words

• Execute (verb): To carry out or perform an action, plan, or order. To run a program on a computer.
  • The team will execute the marketing campaign next quarter.
• Execution (noun): The act or process of executing something.
  • The execution of the complex maneuver required precise timing.
• Executability (noun): The quality or state of being executable.
  • The executability of the proposal was its main selling point.

Synonyms

• Feasible: Possible and practical to do easily or conveniently.
• Practicable: Capable of being done or put into practice successfully.
• Implementable: Able to be put into effect or action.
• Runnable (computing context): Capable of being executed by a computer.

Related Phrases

• Standalone executable: A computer program that can run independently without needing additional software or files.
  • The developer packaged the application as a standalone executable for easy distribution.
• Cross-platform executable: A program file designed to run on multiple operating systems.
  • They built a cross-platform executable to reach both Windows and macOS users.

Idioms

(This word is technical and does not commonly feature in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is primarily literal.)

Adjective

1. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are