computer-written code

noun phrase
UK /kəmˈpjuːtə ˈrɪtn kəʊd/
US /kəmˈpjuːtər ˈrɪtn koʊd/

Instructions that a computer makes by itself for a computer to follow.

The app was built with computer-written code instead of being typed by a person.

SYNONYMS

machine-generated codeauto-generated codeprogrammatic codesynthetic code

RELATED WORDS

programmingalgorithmsoftwareautomationsource code

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Code produced by a tool or generator rather than written by hand.

The website's forms were created using computer-written code from a template.

3. Text in a programming language that a machine composed automatically.

She reviewed the computer-written code before adding it to the project.

4. A set of machine-made instructions used to run a program.

The robot's movements are controlled by computer-written code.