Dynamic Link Library
nounid
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A collection of small programs, any of which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the computer. The small program that lets the larger program communicate with a specific device such as a printer or scanner is often packaged as a DLL program (usually referred to as a DLL file).
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System85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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unclassified
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unclassified
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- plural
- Dynamic Link Libraries
- possessive
- Dynamic Link Library's
- pluralpossessive
- Dynamic Link Libraries'
Framework definitions
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- A collection of small programs, any of which can be called when needed by a larger program that is running in the computer. The small program that lets the larger program communicate with a specific device such as a printer or scanner is often packaged as a DLL program (usually referred to as a DLL file).
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