Meanings
plural machine languages
- countableuncountablecomputingThe set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.
Though machine language is efficient for computers, it is inefficient for programmers.
1986, Lawrence S. Orilia, Computers and Information1 more example
Machine language is certainly the most efficient language on the Apple, albeit the least pleasant in which to code. The Monitor has special facilities for those of you who are determined to use machine language to simplify creating, writing, and debugging machine language programs.
1979, Apple II Reference Manual, Cupertino: Apple Computer Inc., page 48Synonyms: machine code
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a high-level language by a compiler or interpreter.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers
nouna set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans masjientaal
- masjientaalset of instructions for a computer
Arabic لُغَة آلَة
- لُغَة آلَةset of instructions for a computer
Bengali যান্ত্রিক ভাষা
- যান্ত্রিক ভাষা (jantrik bhaśa)set of instructions for a computer
Bulgarian маши́нен ези́к
- маши́нен ези́к (mašínen ezík)set of instructions for a computer
Catalan llenguatge de màquina
- llenguatge de màquinaset of instructions for a computer
Chinese Mandarin 機器語言 /机器语言, 機器碼 /机器码
- 機器語言 /机器语言 (jīqì yǔyán)set of instructions for a computer
- 機器碼 /机器码 (jīqìmǎ)set of instructions for a computer
Czech strojový kód
- strojový kódset of instructions for a computer
Danish maskinkode
- maskinkodeset of instructions for a computer
Dutch machinetaal
- machinetaalset of instructions for a computer
Esperanto maŝinkodo
- maŝinkodoset of instructions for a computer
Estonian masinkood
- masinkoodset of instructions for a computer
Finnish konekieli
- konekieliset of instructions for a computer
French langage machine, code machine
- langage machineset of instructions for a computer
- code machineset of instructions for a computer
German Maschinensprache, Maschinencode
- Maschinenspracheset of instructions for a computer
- Maschinencodeset of instructions for a computer
- Maschinenkodeset of instructions for a computer
Greek γλώσσα μηχανής, κώδικας μηχανής
- γλώσσα μηχανής (glóssa michanís)set of instructions for a computer
- κώδικας μηχανής (kódikas michanís)set of instructions for a computer
Hebrew שְׂפַת מְכוֹנָה
- שְׂפַת מְכוֹנָה (s'fát m'khoná)set of instructions for a computer
Hindi मशीनी भाषा
- मशीनी भाषा (maśīnī bhāṣā)set of instructions for a computer
Hungarian gépi kód, gépi nyelv
- gépi kódset of instructions for a computer
- gépi nyelvset of instructions for a computer
- számítógépkódset of instructions for a computer
Icelandic vélamál, vélarmál
- vélamálset of instructions for a computer
- vélarmálset of instructions for a computer
- maskínumálset of instructions for a computer
Indonesian bahasa mesin
- bahasa mesinset of instructions for a computer
Irish meaisínteanga, teanga mheaisín
- meaisínteangaset of instructions for a computer
- teanga mheaisínset of instructions for a computer
Italian linguaggio macchina, codice macchina
- linguaggio macchinaset of instructions for a computer
- codice macchinaset of instructions for a computer
Japanese 機械語, マシン語
- 機械語 (kikai-go)set of instructions for a computer
- マシン語 (mashin-go)set of instructions for a computer
Korean 기계어
- 기계어 (gigyeeo)set of instructions for a computer
Lithuanian mašininis kodas
- mašininis kodasset of instructions for a computer
Norwegian Bokmål maskinkode, maskinspråk
- maskinkodeset of instructions for a computer
- maskinspråkset of instructions for a computer
Persian زبان ماشین
- زبان ماشین (zabân-e mâšin)set of instructions for a computer
Polish język maszynowy, kod maszynowy
- język maszynowyset of instructions for a computer
- kod maszynowyset of instructions for a computer
Portuguese código de máquina
- código de máquinaset of instructions for a computer
Romanian limbaj mașină
- limbaj mașinăset of instructions for a computer
Russian маши́нный язы́к, маши́нный код
- маши́нный язы́к (mašínnyj jazýk)set of instructions for a computer
- маши́нный код (mašínnyj kod)set of instructions for a computer
Slovak strojový kód
- strojový kódset of instructions for a computer
Spanish lenguaje de máquina
- lenguaje de máquinaset of instructions for a computer
Swedish maskinkod
- maskinkodset of instructions for a computer
Thai ภาษาเครื่อง
- ภาษาเครื่อง (paasăa krêuang)set of instructions for a computer
Turkish makine dili
- makine diliset of instructions for a computer
Ukrainian маши́нний код
- маши́нний код (mašýnnyj kod)set of instructions for a computer
Urdu آلاتی زبان
- آلاتی زبان (ālātī zabān)set of instructions for a computer
Vietnamese ngôn ngữ máy
- ngôn ngữ máyset of instructions for a computer
Cite this entry
machine language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20language
“machine language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20language. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machine language,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machine%20language.
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