Meanings
nounmachine code (countable and uncountable, plural machine codes)
plural machine codes
- countableuncountablecomputerA system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit.
- countableuncountablecomputerMachine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit.
Synonyms: machine language
Synonyms & antonyms
nounMachine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit.
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nouna set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
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Translations
Finnish konekoodi
- konekoodimachine code
French code machine
- code machinemachine code
German Maschinencode, Maschinenkode
- Maschinencodemachine code
- Maschinenkodemachine code
Italian codice macchina
- codice macchinamachine code
Norwegian Bokmål maskinkode
- maskinkodemachine code
Polish język maszynowy, kod maszynowy
- język maszynowymachine code
- kod maszynowymachine code
Swedish maskinkod
- maskinkodmachine code
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APA
machine code. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20code
MLA
“machine code.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20code. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine code,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20code.
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