objectcode

noun

UK /ˈɒbdʒɪkt kəʊd/

US /ˈɑːbdʒekt koʊd/

Object code is the computer language made of ones and zeros that a computer can run.

The compiler turned the program into object code so the computer could run it.

SYNONYMS

machine code binary code executable code compiled code

RELATED WORDS

compiler source code assembler linker bytecode

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The output of a compiler before it is linked into a complete program.

The build step produced object code files for each source file.

3. A code that identifies a specific object in a database or system.

Each item in the inventory has a unique object code.

4. In some programming contexts, a numeric identifier for an object in memory.

The debugger showed the object code for the allocated instance.