output object files with their specific requirements such as defining base addresses of segments. Linker control scripts were used for this.

Notable implementations

Unix & Unix-like

On Unix and Unix-like systems, the static linker is usually invoked via the command ld which is an abbreviation of LoaDer or Link eDitor. The term "loader" was used to describe the process of loading external symbols from other programs during the process of linking. (This terminology has been used in other operating systems

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