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Executable code

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source codenoun(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.
executableCapable of being executed.
codenoun(programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
machine codenoun(computer science) A system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit.
computer codenoun(computing, informal) source code
softwarenoun(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).
object codenoun(computing) The output of a compiler or assembler; it is not necessarily executable directly without linking to other modules
native codenoun(computing) source code written in a code readable by the processor
sourcecodenounAlternative form of source code. [(programming) Human-readable instructions in a programming language, to be transformed into machine instructions by a compiler, assembler or other translator, or to be carried out directly by an interpreter.]
executionnounThe act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
unmanaged codenoun(computing) source code that is compiled into native code for execution, rather than executing only under Microsoft's Common Language Runtime.
computer programnounA complete piece of software.
compilernoun(software) A computer program that transforms source code into object code.
bytecodenoun(computing) P-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).
instruction setnoun(computing) The set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.
byte codenounAlternative spelling of bytecode. [(computing) P-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).]
codebasenoun(programming) The body of source code used to create a particular computer program or software component.
sourcenounThe person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
compilationnoun(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
legacy codenoun(computing) Source code that relates to an obsolete operating system or other obsolete technology.

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