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p-code

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A very low-level code that is machine-independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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

Examples

  • Most implementations of the Pascal programming language employed a p-code system to achieve a greater level of machine independence.

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History

Etymology

Abbreviation of portable code.