p-code

noun

A very low-level code that is machine-independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.

“Most implementations of the Pascal programming language employed a p-code system to achieve a greater level of machine independence.”

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounp-code (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecomputingA very low-level code that is machine-independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.

    Most implementations of the Pascal programming language employed a p-code system to achieve a greater level of machine independence.

Origin

Abbreviation of portable code.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: p-code on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.