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The 22 pages that link to Application binary interface, each with the reason it gives.

• Instruction set architectureRelated: An ABI builds on ISA details such as registers, calling conventions, and data layout.

• Application programming interfaceCompared with: Unlike an API, an ABI specifies binary-level conventions such as calling and data layout.

• C (programming language)Narrower topic: C programs rely on platform ABIs to connect compiled code with libraries and operating-system services.

• Virtual machineRelated: A virtual machine may reproduce an execution interface above or instead of a physical processor interface.

• Backward compatibilityRelated: Keeping an older ABI lets previously compiled programs run on a newer system.

• InterpreterRelated: Native interfaces let interpreted programs call compiled libraries.

• System callRelated: Register use, argument layout, and return conventions determine how system calls are invoked.

• LinkerRelated: Compatible calling conventions and data layouts let linked components work together.

• WebAssemblyRelated: Interfaces between WebAssembly modules and hosts depend on agreed calling and data conventions.

• EndiannessRelated: Endianness can affect how an interface represents multibyte values in memory.

• Runtime systemRelated: Runtimes rely on calling conventions and binary interfaces to connect programs with host services.

• BytecodeRelated: Bytecode runtimes define their own calling conventions and interaction rules.

• Java virtual machineCompared with: The JVM abstracts many hardware-specific details that native ABIs expose directly.

• Calling conventionNarrower topic: A calling convention is one part of the broader contract an ABI defines.

• ExecutableRelated: ABI conventions let executable code call libraries and interact with the operating system.

• 32-bit computingRelated: 32-bit and 64-bit systems often require distinct binary interfaces and compiled program formats.

• High-level programming languageRelated: A high-level language’s generated code must meet an ABI to interoperate with system libraries.

• Windows APINarrower topic: Calling conventions and data layouts make compiled Windows API calls interoperable.

• 64-bit computingRelated: Different 64-bit ABIs can assign arguments, types, and pointers differently.

• Modular programmingRelated: Binary modules need compatible calling and data conventions across their boundary.

• Processor registerRelated: Its register assignments and preservation rules enable compatible function calls and binary linking.

• Type conversionRelated: Passing values across an ABI depends on compatible representations and conversion conventions.