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p-code

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

Noun

p-code (uncountable)

  1. A very low-level code that is machine-independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.
    • Most implementations of the Pascal programming language employed a p-code system to achieve a greater level of machine independence.

Origin of p-code

Abbreviation of portable code.

Questions about p-code

What does p-code mean?
P-code means a very low-level code that is machine-independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.
What part of speech is p-code?
P-code is a noun.

Words near p-code in the dictionary

  1. p-boxes
  2. p-brane
  3. p-branes
  4. P-cell
  5. P-Celtic
  6. p-code
  7. P-cola
  8. P-complete
  9. P-E ratio
  10. P-E ratios
  11. P-factor

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