Absolute File

An absolute file or executable is a file of program code and data that is ready for loading and execution. It is absolute in the sense that every address is an absolute (numeric) address.

An absolute file consists of:

• A size and starting address

• A memory image for the code segment, and perhaps a memory image for the data segment.

• A list of BSS (Block of memory Starting with Symbol) elements:
  • Starting address

  • Size

  • Initial data value