machine language


machine language

noun

Definition of MACHINE LANGUAGE

1
: the set of symbolic instruction codes usually in binary form that is used to represent operations and data in a machine (as a computer) —called also machine code

First Known Use of MACHINE LANGUAGE

1949

Rhymes with MACHINE LANGUAGE

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