The difference between code and data only exists in our minds. There is no distinction. Both code and data make the computer do things (and, yes, both code and

The difference between code and data only exists in our minds. There is no distinction. Both code and data make the computer do things (and, yes, both code and data only make the computer do things if other conditions are permitting, for example if executed with the right interpreter, or loaded with the right type of viewer). Anything that can be expressed as code can be expressed as data, and vice versa.