Using external, executable subroutines at runtime. An application that depends on dynamic linking calls the external files as needed during execution. The subroutines are typically part of the ...

Q: I’ve heard that an application built using static linking may run faster than a dynamic-linked application using shared libraries. I’ve also heard static linking is discouraged in Solaris 2. What ...

Dynamic link libraries grew in popularity in the mid-1990s as simple mechanisms for linking and sharing software code with Windows applications at runtime. In concept, the DLL did for Windows what ...

A connection established at runtime from one program to another. See dynamic linking. See also virtual hypertext. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.