Elf

ELF, or Executable and Linkable Format, is a file format used for executables, object code, and shared libraries in Unix-like operating systems. As a widely adopted standard, ELF plays a crucial role in the development and execution of software on Linux and other Unix-based systems, making it a fundamental concept for developers, programmers, and system administrators to understand, particularly when working with low-level system programming, embedded systems, or reverse engineering.