This file can be loaded into a process's virtual memory and executed. See also program . Function A piece of software that performs an action. For example, returning the bigger of two numbers. IDE Integrated Disk Electronics.
Image See executable image .
IP Internet Protocol. IPC Interprocess Communiction. Interface A standard way of calling routines and passing data structures. For example, the interface between two layers of code might be expressed in terms of routines that pass and return a particular data structure. Linux's VFS is a good example of an interface.