machinelanguage
nounUK /məˈʃiːn ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
US /məˈʃin ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
A special way of talking that computers understand.
The robot follows instructions written in machine language.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The set of binary instructions a computer's processor can run directly.
The compiler turned the program into machine language before it ran.
3. A formal system of symbols used to give commands to a machine.
Engineers designed a simple machine language for the toy robot.
4. The technical vocabulary used by people who work with machines.
The manual was full of machine language that confused new users.