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 (such as a computer) — called also machine code

2 : assembly language

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Recent Examples of machine language from the Web

The 18-year-old Clark had experience disassembling Xbox games—reverse-engineering their code from machine language into a programming language.

— brendan i. koerner, WIRED, "The Young and the Reckless," 17 Apr. 2018
Reply will probably be an extension of this API but with single-tap machine language input instead of with a voice or keyboard.

— ron amadeo, Ars Technica, "Google experiment writes IM replies for you, lets you send them with a tap," 14 Feb. 2018
For the machine language of computers this was no longer true.

— george dyson, WSJ, "The Elegance of Ones and Zeroes," 21 July 2017

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