On Wed, 28 Oct 2020 18:19:49 +0100, R.S. wrote:

>Executable - that could mean REXX or CLIST.
>In fact people usually say:
>load module - nevermind what is proper name of member/program in PDSE
>binary - could be ambiguous
>binary program - better a little
>EXE files/members - just analogy to PC-DOS or Windows world
>compiled program - one could discuss it is compiled and linked.
>RECFM=U library - usually correct, but generally speaking incorrect.
> 
I've seen "machine executable".  But that might be UNIX-peculiar.

>IMHO it is IBM fault.
>
That's often true.

>For such cases it is IBM role to give us "the only proper name", just to
>simplify communication and make manuals more clear.
>Let's imagine some neologism like BINLOAD - for binary programs, a
>MEMLIB for PDS or PDSE, and BINLIB as MEMLIB for BINLOADs.

-- gil

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