assembly language

noun

Meaning

A low-level programming language that uses mnemonics to represent machine code instructions specific to a computer architecture.

Examples

Writing in assembly language allows developers to control hardware components with extreme precision.
Because it is architecture-specific, code written in assembly language is not portable between different types of processors.

Synonyms: low-level language, machine code, mnemonic code, object code

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assembly language

noun

Pronunciation: əˈsɛmbli ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ

Definition

A low-level programming language that uses mnemonics to represent machine code instructions specific to a computer architecture.

Examples

Writing in assembly language allows developers to control hardware components with extreme precision.
Because it is architecture-specific, code written in assembly language is not portable between different types of processors.
Modern compilers often translate high-level code into assembly language before converting it into binary machine code.

Synonyms of assembly language

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