object code

[ ob-jikt kohd ]

noun

, Computers.

1. the machine-language output of a compiler or assembler that is ready for execution. Compare source code ( def ).

object code

/ ŏb′jĭkt /

1. 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.
2. Compare source code