object code
Compiled binary output
Object code is the machine-readable output produced when source code is compiled or assembled.
It consists of binary instructions that a computer's processor can execute directly, as opposed to the human-readable programming language it came from.
The compiler generates object code from your C++ files.
Object code files are typically linked together to create executable programs.
- bytecodeCompiled platform-neutral instructions
- binaryConsisting of two parts
- compilerSource-to-machine-code translator
- linkerCombiner of separate parts
- executableDirectly runnable program file
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compilation stage
object codesource code
Programming instructions before compilation
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