machine language

/məˌʃin ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: machine languages

Definitions of machine language
  1. noun
    a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers
    synonyms: computer language, computer-oriented language, machine-oriented language
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    type of:
    programing language, programming language
    (computer science) a language designed for programming computers
  2. noun
    a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation
    synonyms: machine code
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    type of:
    code, computer code
    (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
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