Phrase guide

executable code

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Across languages

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изпълним код (izpǎlnim kod) — code in the form a computer can directly use
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可執行代碼 /可执行代码 — code in the form a computer can directly use
  • Finnish: konekielinen koodi — code in the form a computer can directly use
  • Japanese: 実行コード (jikkō kōdo) — code in the form a computer can directly use
  • Romanian: cod executabil — code in the form a computer can directly use
  • Russian: исполни́мый код (ispolnímyj kod) — code in the form a computer can directly use
  • Russian: исполня́емый код (ispolnjájemyj kod) — code in the form a computer can directly use