Question

Differentiate between linker and linkage?

Answer 1

The Linker links the resources together in the linking stage of compilation process. The Linker is a program that takes multiple machine code files as input, and produces an executable object code. ... Linkage is a property that describes how variables should be linked by the linker.

Answer 2

Linker are used to convert the object code to executable codes where as linkage to a variable determines the deceleration of the variables declared in the given program.