What is Dynamic-link library?
'''Dynamic-link library''' (also written as '''D'''ynamic '''L'''ink '''L'''ibrary or '''DLL'''), is [[Microsoft]]'s implementation of [[shared library|shared libraries]] used by the [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]]s. These libraries usually have the [[file extension]] <kbd>DLL</kbd>, <kbd>OCX</kbd> (for libraries containing [[ActiveX]] controls), or <kbd>DRV</kbd> (for Windows legacy [[Device driver|system driver]]s). Any of the [[Microsoft Windows]] data [[computer file|files]] having the same [[file format]] as that of the ''Dynamic-link library'' can be called a ''resource DLL''. Examples of such DLLs include ''[[Icon (computing)|icon]] libraries'', sometimes having the extension <kbd>ICL</kbd>, and the [[font]] files, having the extensions <kbd>FON</kbd> and <kbd>FOT</kbd>. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Software]]