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low-level en · ADJ

Etymology

From low + level.

Meanings

  1. Relatively unimportant.
    • The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
  2. Not intense.
    • The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
  3. Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
    • The assembler generates low-level code.
  4. Detailed.
  5. Situated or occurring at a lower level.
    • It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London. 2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Glasgow Central - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47:

Forms

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lower-level Degree=Cmp lexicographic
lowest-level Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

high-level

Coordinates

mid-range · low-end · mid-level · mid-tier

Deriveds

low-level language

Synonyms

brass tacks · nitty-gritty · nuts and bolts · at the coal face · details · front line · in the trenches

Translations (4)

pt de baixo nível (code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction) · eo malaltnivela (code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction) · es de bajo nivel (code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction) · pl na niskim szczeblu (code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction)