Machine-oriented Language (Noun)
Meaning
A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The assembly language is a machine-oriented language that uses symbolic representations of machine code to program a computer.
- C is a general-purpose, machine-oriented language that was originally developed by Dennis Ritchie in 1969.
- Machine-oriented languages are typically difficult to use and lack high-level abstractions, but provide low-level control over the computer's hardware components.
- Some programming languages such as COBOL are less machine-oriented and more focused on business applications, while others like C are more geared towards systems programming.
- The earliest programming languages were machine-oriented languages that used binary code to represent instructions and data.