low-level language
nounUK /ˌləʊ ˈlevəl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
US /ˌloʊ ˈlevəl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
A low-level language is a computer language that is very close to what the machine itself understands.
Assembly is a low-level language that talks almost directly to the computer's hardware.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A programming language that gives the programmer little abstraction from the computer's hardware.
Writing drivers often requires a low-level language.
3. A language using simple instructions that map closely to the processor's own operations.
The firmware was written in a low-level language for speed.
4. Informal: plain, basic speech that avoids complex or fancy words.
He explained the rules in low-level language so everyone could follow.