Static Linking: The process of incorporating the code of a program or library into a program so that it is linked at compile time is known as static linking. Because the library's code is copied into the executable file, it generally results in faster program startup times. It makes debugging programs easier because all symbols are resolved at compile time.  Dynamic Linking: The library is not copied into the program's code in this case. Instead, the program contains a reference to the location of the library. When you run the program, it will load the library from that location.