Dynamic-link library

A dynamic-link library (DLL) is a shared library in the Microsoft Windows or OS/2 operating system.

This article is about the OS/2 and Windows implementation. For dynamic linking of libraries in general, see Dynamic linker.
Not to be confused with Dynamically loaded library.
Dynamic link library
Filename extension
.dll
Internet media type
application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
Uniform Type Identifier (UTI)com.microsoft.windows-dynamic-link-library
Magic numberMZ
Developed byMicrosoft
Container forShared library

A DLL can contain executable code (functions), data, and resources, in any combination.

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