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 | | Historically, libraries consisted of a set of routines which were copied into a target application by the compiler, linker, or binder, producing a standalone executable application. |
 | | If the library is deleted, moved, or renamed, or if an incompatible version of the DLL is copied to a place that is earlier in the search, the executable could malfunction or even fail to load; damaging vital library files used by almost any executable in the system (such as the C library |
 | | This is more than simply listing that one library requires the services of another, in a true OOP system, the libraries themselves may not be known at compile time, and vary from system to system. |
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