p-code

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

Noun

  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

Abbreviation of portable code.

Related

bytecode