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machine language en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.
   • Machine language is certainly the most efficient language on the Apple, albeit the least pleasant in which to code. The Monitor has special facilities for those of you who are determined to use machine language to simplify creating, writing, and debugging machine language programs. 1979, Apple II Reference Manual, Cupertino: Apple Computer Inc., page 48:
   • Though machine language is efficient for computers, it is inefficient for programmers. 1986, Lawrence S. Orilia, Computers and Information:

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Synonyms

machine code

Translations (71)

pl język maszynowy (set of instructions for a computer) · hu számítógépkód (set of instructions for a computer) · hu gépi nyelv (set of instructions for a computer) · da maskinkode (set of instructions for a computer) · sh машински код (set of instructions for a computer) · nn maskinkode (set of instructions for a computer) · ru маши́нный язы́к (set of instructions for a computer) · el γλώσσα μηχανής (set of instructions for a computer) · gl código máquina (set of instructions for a computer) · es lenguaje de máquina (set of instructions for a computer) · be машы́нны код (set of instructions for a computer) · vi ngôn ngữ máy (set of instructions for a computer) · fr code machine (set of instructions for a computer) · bg маши́нен ези́к (set of instructions for a computer) · ja マシン語 (set of instructions for a computer) · ca llenguatge de màquina (set of instructions for a computer) · sh машински језик (set of instructions for a computer) · km ភាសាម៉ាស៊ីន (set of instructions for a computer) · pl kod maszynowy (set of instructions for a computer) · fa زبان ماشین (set of instructions for a computer) · cmn 機器碼 /机器码 (set of instructions for a computer) · ka მანქანის ენა (set of instructions for a computer) · th ภาษาเครื่อง (set of instructions for a computer) · sh mašinski kod (set of instructions for a computer) · ga meaisínteanga (set of instructions for a computer) · br areg ijinenn (set of instructions for a computer) · hu gépi kód (set of instructions for a computer) · fr langage machine (set of instructions for a computer) · ko 기계어 (set of instructions for a computer) · el κώδικας μηχανής (set of instructions for a computer) · de Maschinensprache (set of instructions for a computer) · is vélarmál (set of instructions for a computer) · tr makine dili (set of instructions for a computer) · sl strojna koda (set of instructions for a computer) · lt mašininis kodas (set of instructions for a computer) · hsb mašinowa rěč (set of instructions for a computer) · ro limbaj mașină (set of instructions for a computer) · eo maŝinkodo (set of instructions for a computer) · af masjientaal (set of instructions for a computer) · hi मशीनी भाषा (set of instructions for a computer) · he שְׂפַת מְכוֹנָה (set of instructions for a computer) · nb maskinkode (set of instructions for a computer) · ur آلاتی زبان (set of instructions for a computer) · cs strojový kód (set of instructions for a computer) · et masinkood (set of instructions for a computer) · de Maschinencode (set of instructions for a computer) · id bahasa mesin (set of instructions for a computer) · pt código de máquina (set of instructions for a computer) · ml യന്ത്രതല ഭാഷ (set of instructions for a computer) · cmn 機器語言 /机器语言 (set of instructions for a computer) · sh strojni jezik (set of instructions for a computer) · de Maschinenkode (set of instructions for a computer) · it linguaggio macchina (set of instructions for a computer) · ja 機械語 (set of instructions for a computer) · bn যান্ত্রিক ভাষা (set of instructions for a computer) · ar لُغَة آلَة (set of instructions for a computer) · sh mašinski jezik (set of instructions for a computer) · km ភាសាយន្ត (set of instructions for a computer) · nl machinetaal (set of instructions for a computer) · it codice macchina (set of instructions for a computer) · is maskínumál (set of instructions for a computer) · ru маши́нный код (set of instructions for a computer) · fi konekieli (set of instructions for a computer) · sh стројни језик (set of instructions for a computer) · is vélamál (set of instructions for a computer) · uk маши́нний код (set of instructions for a computer) · nb maskinspråk (set of instructions for a computer) · sv maskinkod (set of instructions for a computer) · nn maskinspråk (set of instructions for a computer) · sk strojový kód (set of instructions for a computer) · ga teanga mheaisín (set of instructions for a computer)