computer-readable code

noun

UK /kəmˈpjuːtə ˈriːdəbl kəʊd/

US /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈriːdəbl koʊd/

Code that a computer can understand and use.

The programmer saved the instructions as computer-readable code so the machine could follow them.

SYNONYMS

machine-readable code executable code binary code source code

RELATED WORDS

program software algorithm data format

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Text or data stored in a format that software can parse automatically, such as JSON or XML.

The website exports its product list as computer-readable code for other apps to use.

3. Instructions written in a programming language that a compiler or interpreter can process.

She converted the pseudocode into computer-readable code before testing it.

4. A representation of information, like barcodes or QR codes, that a scanner or computer can decode.

The ticket's computer-readable code was scanned at the gate.