machine language

noun

1

: the set of symbolic instruction codes usually in binary form that is used to represent operations and data in a machine (such as a computer)

called also machine code

2

: assembly language

Examples of machine language in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But since every computer spoke its own unique machine language and had its own way of storing and retrieving data, none of these machines could talk to each other. —Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024

What’s machine language? —Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 June 2020

Since December, though, Clarke has been overwhelmed with entries that clearly have been written by tools that use GPT-3, machine language software developed by the company OpenAI. —Scott Nover, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2023

Still, games have spurred machine language understanding, even before Jeopardy. —Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2011

Assembly language is a low-level intermediary format that is converted to machine language that can then be run directly by the computer. —Andrew Hudson, Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2022

As digital transformation gains traction, organizations are exploring sophisticated technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine language (ML) to improve and expedite critical functions. —Sameer Maskey, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021

Sophisticated programming tools were still years away, so Dr. Rosenbluth programmed in machine language, the strings of 1’s and 0’s a computer understands. —New York Times, 9 Feb. 2021

But humans need to be kept in the loop, and both human and machine language expertise needs to be invested in during calmer times so that it can be used effectively in a crisis. —Gretchen McCulloch, Wired, 31 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

machine language

noun

1

: the set of symbolic instruction codes used to represent operations and data in a machine (as a computer) that are usually expressed in binary form

2

: assembly language