object code

noun, Computers.
1.
the machine-language output of a compiler or assembler that is ready for execution.
Examples from the web for object code
  • The software coding process produces the source code and object code.
object code in Science
object code
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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. Compare source code.
object code in Technology


The machine code generated by a source code language processor such as an assembler or compiler. A file of object code may be immediately executable or it may require linking with other object code files, e.g. libraries, to produce a complete executable program.
(1995-01-31)