The section of an executable that contains code is sometimes called the .text section. In segmented memory architectures, a segment mapped as code is sometimes called a text segment. The unix error message text file busy (ETXTBSY) means this file is a program that is being executed.How did text come to mean executable (machine) code? An ideal answer would:explain the connection between the word and its meaning;provide a citation for the origin or at least the history of the term;give some idea of which communities use it.
Why is the code section called a text section?
terminology;history;file structure;linking