object code

noun

: a computer program after translation from source code usually into machine language by a compiler

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of object code was in 1961

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“Object code.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/object%20code. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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