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MACHINE LANGUAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
Synonyms:
machine code; machine language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("machine language" is a kind of...):
code; computer code ((computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers
Synonyms:
computer-oriented language; computer language; machine-oriented language; machine language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("machine language" is a kind of...):
programing language; programming language ((computer science) a language designed for programming computers)
