1. a computer program that combines separate compiled code modules into a single executable program
Usage: computing
2. a person or thing that connects or joins different elements together

Examples

• The linker resolved all the external references in the object files.
• After compilation, the linker creates the final executable program.
• A linker error occurred because the library was missing.
• She served as a linker between the two departments.
• The chemical acts as a linker molecule in the reaction.
• The linker combined all the code modules successfully.