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Summary
Name	Executable and Linkable Format
Version	64bit Big Endian
Other names
Identifiers	PUID: fmt/691
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Disclosure
Description	The Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) was developed by Unix System Laboratories and is the standard binary format for executables, object code, shared libraries and core dumps in Unix and Unix-like systems running x86 architecture. Generally within Unix and Unix-like systems, ELF files generally do not have a format extension, however some ELF files may be found with a .elf or .o extension.
Orientation
Byte order
Related file formats	None.
Technical Environment
Released
Supported until
Format Risk
Developed by	None.
Supported by	None.
Source	Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date	11 Feb 2015
Source description
Last updated	11 Feb 2015
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