object code

American

[ob-jikt kohd] / ˈɒb dʒɪkt ˌkoʊd /

noun

Computers.

the machine-language output of a compiler or assembler that is ready for execution.

object code Scientific

/ ŏb′jĭkt /

The code produced by a compiler from the source code, usually in the form of machine language that a computer can execute directly. It may, however, be in assembly language, an intermediate code that is then translated into machine language.
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