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The 9 pages that link to Linker, each with the reason it gives.

• CompilerRelated: It commonly follows compilation to resolve references between separately compiled components.

• Machine codeRelated: A linker resolves addresses and combines machine-code sections into executable files.

• Source codeRelated: It resolves references between separately compiled parts of a source-code project.

• Application binary interfaceRelated: Linkers enforce symbol and relocation conventions established by an ABI.

• Grace HopperRelated: A-0's handling of reusable routines anticipated the linking step in modern software toolchains.

• Assembly languageRelated: It resolves external symbols left for later after separate assembly units are compiled.

• ExecutableRelated: The linker assembles executable code and resolves references between compiled components.

• Modular programmingRelated: Linkers assemble separately compiled modules into a program.

• Object codeRelated: The linker resolves references and combines object code into a usable program.