dynamic-link library

Summary

dynamic-link library is a file format^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• dynamic-link library's instance of is recorded as file format^[3].
• dynamic-link library's instance of is recorded as Microsoft Windows component^[4].
• dynamic-link library's developer is recorded as Microsoft^[5].
• dynamic-link library's subclass of is recorded as shared library^[6].
• dynamic-link library's subclass of is recorded as New Executable^[7].
• dynamic-link library's subclass of is recorded as Windows Portable Executable file format, 32-bit^[8].
• dynamic-link library's subclass of is recorded as Windows Portable Executable file format, 64-bit^[9].
• dynamic-link library's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07yv9x^[10].
• dynamic-link library's media type is recorded as application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable^[11].
• dynamic-link library's media type is recorded as application/x-msdownload^[12].
• dynamic-link library's file extension is recorded as dll^[13].
• dynamic-link library's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0270264^[14].
• dynamic-link library's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/DLL^[15].
• dynamic-link library's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/dll^[16].
• dynamic-link library's different from is recorded as shared library^[17].
• dynamic-link library's icon is recorded as Dll icon.png^[18].
• dynamic-link library's icon is recorded as Windows 11 DLL icon.svg^[19].
• dynamic-link library's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Dynamic-link_library_(Windows)^[20].
• dynamic-link library's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19621240^[21].
• dynamic-link library's Uniform Type Identifier is recorded as com.microsoft.windows-dynamic-link-library^[22].
• dynamic-link library's Semantic Scholar topic ID is recorded as 367829^[23].
• dynamic-link library's De Agostini ID is recorded as DLL^[24].
• dynamic-link library's KBpedia ID is recorded as DynamicLinkLibrary^[25].
• dynamic-link library's NARA File Format Preservation Plan ID is recorded as NF00691^[26].
• dynamic-link library's NARA File Format Preservation Plan ID is recorded as NF00169^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format^[3] and Microsoft Windows component^[4].

Why It Matters

dynamic-link library ranks in the top 6% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]