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Glossary of terms. (cont'd)
- INTERPRETER (cont'd)
- translate or change a programmer's source code into the object code that the computer uses.
- LANGUAGE
- In the computer field, the term generally means a programming language used by a programmer for writing a computer program. This program usually must be translated or changed (assembled, compiled, interpreted) into object code before the computer can execute the program.
- MACHINE LANGUAGE (MACHINE CODE OR OBJECT CODE)
- The instructions the machine actually executes.
- MNEMONIC CODE
- Symbols used in programming to assist the human memory,e.g., an abbreviation such as "MPY" for "multiply."
- MODULE
- A series or group of related instructions within a computer pro gram, analogous to a chapter of a book.
- OBJECT CODE
- This is the program in actual machine language which the computer executes. It has been changed from the programming language used by the programmer by means of an "assembler," "compiler," or "interpreter."
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