Definitions for machine language
ma·chine lan·guage

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1. computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language, machine-oriented languagenoun

   a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers

2. machine code, machine languagenoun

   a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation

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1. machine languagenoun

   a set of instructions in a binary form that can be executed directly by the CPU of a computer without translation by a computer program.

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1. machine languagenoun

   The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from a high-level language by an assembler, compiler or interpreter.

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1. machine language

   In computer programming, machine code is any low-level programming language, consisting of machine language instructions, which are used to control a computer's central processing unit (CPU). Each instruction causes the CPU to perform a very specific task, such as a load, a store, a jump, or an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) operation on one or more units of data in the CPU's registers or memory. Early CPUs had specific machine code that might break backwards compatibility with each new CPU released. The notion of an instruction set architecture (ISA) defines and specifies the behavior and encoding in memory of the instruction set of the system, without specifying its exact implementation. This acts as an abstraction layer, enabling compatibility within the same family of CPUs, so that machine code written or generated according to the ISA for the family will run on all CPUs in the family, including future CPUs. In general, each architecture family (e.g. x86, ARM) has its own ISA, and hence its own specific machine code language. There are exceptions, e.g. the IA-64 can emulate x86. Machine code is a strictly numerical language, and is the lowest-level interface to the CPU intended for a programmer. There is, on some CPUs, a lower level interface in the form of (modifiable) microcode that implement the machine code. However, microcode is not intended to be changed by the end user on normal commercial CPUs. Assembly language provides a direct mapping between the numerical machine code and a human readable version where numerical opcodes and operands are replaced by readable strings (e.g. 0x90 is the NOP instruction on x86). While it is possible to write programs directly in machine code, managing individual bits and calculating numerical addresses and constants manually is tedious and error-prone. For this reason, programs are very rarely written directly in machine code in modern contexts, but may be done for low level debugging, program patching (especially when assembler source is not available) and assembly language disassembly. The majority of practical programs today are written in higher-level languages or assembly language. The source code is then translated to executable machine code by utilities such as compilers, assemblers, and linkers, with the important exception of interpreted programs, which are not translated into machine code. However, the interpreter itself, which may be seen as an executor or processor performing the instructions of the source code, typically consists of directly executable machine code (generated from assembly or high-level language source code). Machine code is by definition the lowest level of programming detail visible to the programmer, but internally many processors use microcode or optimise and transform machine code instructions into sequences of micro-ops. This is not generally considered to be a machine code.

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1. machine language

   Machine language is a low-level programming language that is directly understood by a computer's central processing unit (CPU). It is a series of binary code, often represented by combinations of 0s and 1s, with each combination or sequence representing a specific operation or instruction. Machine language is hardware-specific and provides the fundamental operational control of a computer system.

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1. machine language

   A set of coded instructions created and designed for a specific computer to use, communicate and function easily, effectively and efficiently.

   The machine-language affects the object code and various other functions.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 6, 2017  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of machine language in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of machine language in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=machine language
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=machine language
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Machine_Language
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Language
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com