machine language

American  

noun

Computers.

1. a coding system built into the hardware of a computer, requiring no translation before being run.

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machine language Scientific  

1. The set of instructions, encoded as strings of binary bits, interpreted directly by a computer's central processing unit. Each different type of central processing unit has its own machine language. For a given machine language, each unique combination of 1's and 0's in an instruction has a unique interpretation, including such operations as arithmetical operations, incrementing a counter, saving data to memory, testing if data has a certain value, and so on. Computer programs are rarely written directly in machine language; instead, higher-level programming languages are used.

2. See more at programming language

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Example Sentences

She said she’s had difficulty finding qualified data scientists and other AI engineers with deep experience in machine language learning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

For those recently laid off, getting up to speed on machine language learning and other in-demand AI skills isn’t as daunting as one might think.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

Compilers essentially translate human language into machine language.

From Scientific American • Apr. 14, 2022

"The machine language of the gene and the machine language of the computer," he writes, rather unnervingly, "have more in common with each other than either of them have with us."

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2012

Every once in a while Festus the figurehead creaked and squeaked through the speakers, reporting the autopilot status in that weird machine language that only Leo could understand.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan