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bytecode

bytecode noun: p-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).

Noun

bytecode (countable and uncountable, plural bytecodes)

  1. P-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).

Forms of bytecode

pluralbytecodes
alternative formbyte code

Origin of bytecode

Compound of byte + code.

Questions about bytecode

What does bytecode mean?
Bytecode means p-code (various forms of instruction sets designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter as well as being suitable for further compilation into machine code).
What part of speech is bytecode?
Bytecode is a noun.
What is the plural of bytecode?
The plural of bytecode is bytecodes.

Words near bytecode in the dictionary

  1. byte pair encoding
  2. byte pair encodings
  3. byte-order mark
  4. byte-pair encoding
  5. byte-pair encodings
  6. bytecode
  7. bytecoded
  8. bytecodes
  9. byter
  10. byters
  11. bytes

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