Machine Language (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

• The programmer spent hours writing code in machine language to optimize the performance of the new video game.
• Machine language is the lowest-level programming language that a computer's processor can execute directly.
• The assembly language was translated into machine language by the assembler, which generated the object code.
• The computer's processor executes machine language instructions, which are binary codes that represent specific operations.
• The programmer had to learn machine language to write a device driver for the new hardware device.

Synonyms

• Computer-oriented Language
• Computer Language
• Machine-oriented Language

Hypernyms

• Programing Language
• Programming Language

Meaning ²

A set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Machine Code

Hypernyms

• Code