Object code
nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026
The machine code generated by a source code language processor such as an assembler or compiler. A file of object code may be executable immediately or it may require linking with other object code files (e.g., libraries, to produce a complete executable program).
MWEFFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012
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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) IT Examination Handbook Infobase, Glossary
Software program instructions compiled (translated) from source code into machine-readable formats.
Wordset Dictionary
the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer
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Variants
- synonym
- object programming code
- alternatephrasing
- Object Code
- plural
- Object codes
- possessive
- Object code's
- pluralpossessive
- Object codes'