compiledcode

noun

UK /kəmˈpaɪld kəʊd/

US /kəmˈpaɪld koʊd/

Compiled code is computer instructions that have been turned into a form the machine can run directly.

The app started faster because it used compiled code instead of reading the script line by line.

SYNONYMS

machine code object code executable code binary code

RELATED WORDS

compiler source code bytecode linker executable

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Code that has been gathered together from different places into one collection.

The librarian showed us the compiled code of local laws in a single book.

3. In computing, the output a compiler produces from source code before linking.

The build failed because the compiled code still had unresolved references.

4. A set of rules or instructions put together into an organized whole.

The team followed the compiled code of safety rules posted on the wall.