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13 Image Files

An image file is a file containing an image of the Forth dictionary, i.e., compiled Forth code and data residing in the dictionary. By convention, we use the extension .fi for image files.

• Image Licensing Issues
• Image File Background
• Non-Relocatable Image Files
• Data-Relocatable Image Files
• Fully Relocatable Image Files
• Stack and Dictionary Sizes
• Running Image Files
• Modifying the Startup Sequence