What is the origin and meaning of the term 'runtime' in the context of computer executables?

Question

What ramification would this have within the use of the file and can you elaborate on your answer?

Specifically what does it really mean when someone refers to the runtime version of the program. Does this mean the compiled executable capable of running standalone without the development environment?

Answer 1

Hard to beat Wikipedia, BUT -

runtime - (no space)
Stuff (dynamic libraries, OS, debugger) and your program
that exist at "Run Time" in your program's Address Space.

"Stuff" provides: functions (& procedures), files, net, GUI
other than your program


for big runtimes, see
dynamic, imaged-based environments like:

SmallTalk (Squeak)
Common Lisp

Answer 2

A program is build around the text, which creates the CODE. In the case of a compiler or pre-compiler, some errors are detected, which would be classified as compiler or pre-compiler errors.

Runtime errors are simply the errors that are detected at runtime, which could not have been detected by the compiler or pre-compiler.

Code, bugs, computer language, compilers are all concepts that were developed in the 1950s and 1960s.

You should get an A for this answer. Good luck

Answer 3

In computer science, runtime or run time describes the operation of a computer program, the duration of its execution, from beginning to termination (compare compile time). The term is also used as a short form when referring to a runtime library (without a space), a program or library of basic code that is used by a particular computer language to manage a program written in that language while it is running.

In most cases, the operating system handles loading the program, doing basic memory setup and linking the program with any dynamically linked libraries it references. In some cases a language or implementation will have these tasks done by the language runtime instead, though this is unusual in mainstream languages on common consumer operating systems.

for more details go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runtime

Answer 4

Runtime its usually refered to as the "moment of live operation". It's the moment from which an application is envoked to do a certain task to the time it is terminated.

In the literal sense, it's like jogging. It's the moment you start jogging to the time you actually stop. RUN TIME. :D Hope this helps. :D

Re. Ramifications to a file? This is a bit vague. Files don't have runtimes per se. Applications do.

Re. Ramifications to an Application? Take Notepad.exe for example, Notepad's runtime is when you call it into action by double clicking it to the time to close it by clicking the "x" on the upper right side of the app. :D

Answer 5

runtime is when the executable is executing e.i running

ramifications? I dont get the question.