Why does steam linux download a .dll ?

[jdmarandino]

I thought dll were only for winders

> ./steam -command update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir .
Checking bootstrapper version ...
Updating Installation
No installation record found at .
Checking/Installing 'Counter-Strike Source Shared Content' version 26
Downloading: .\cstrike\bin\server.dll
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