bytecode

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noun

P-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).

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Meanings

nounbytecode (countable and uncountable, plural bytecodes)

plural bytecodes · alternative byte code

  1. countableuncountablecomputingP-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).

Origin

Compound of byte + code.

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Translations

Esperanto duonkodo
  • duonkodop-code
French bytecode, code à octets
  • bytecodep-code
  • code à octetsp-code
  • p-codep-code
Icelandic bætakóði, bætakóti
  • bætakóðip-code
  • bætakótip-code
Polish kod bajtowy
  • kod bajtowyp-code
Cite this entry
APA

bytecode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bytecode

MLA

“bytecode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bytecode. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bytecode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bytecode.

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