Borland C++ Builder: The Complete Reference

Source code
The text of a program that a user can read; commonly
thought of as the program. The source code is input
into the C compiler.
Object code
Translation of the source code of a program into
machine code, which the computer can read and
execute directly. Object code is the input to the linker.
Linker
A program that links separately compiled functions
together into one program. It combines the functions in
the standard C library with the code that you wrote.
The output of the linker is an executable program.
Library
The file containing the standard functions that can be
used by your program. These functions include all I/O
operations as well as other useful routines.
Compile time
The events that occur while your program is being
compiled. A common occurrence during compile time
is a syntax error.
Run time
The events that occur while your program is executing.
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