What does "machine code" mean?

A system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit.

Machine code

Common synonyms include: binary, binary code, binary program, compiled, compiler-produced, computer language.

noun

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Noun

1
A system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit. countable, uncountable
2
a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation wordnet
3
Machine language instructions that can be executed directly by a computer's central processing unit. countable, uncountable