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A language whose instructions each match a single binary instruction and which must be converted before it can run.
The runnable version of a program that can be used again and again without the original code.
The ability of the same program to run on different types of computer without being rewritten.
Software that converts an entire program in one go before it is run, reporting all errors together.
Programming that gives direct control over the hardware and is tied to one processor family.
Short words such as ADD that a programmer uses instead of binary codes.
Binary patterns that a processor executes directly, with each pattern standing for one instruction.
Software that converts and runs a program one line at a time, stopping at each error.
The program as originally written by a programmer, before it is run by the processor.
Software that converts a program written by a person into the instructions a processor can carry out.
Code written with keywords and readable statements, similar to English and maths.
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