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bytecode

bytecode

1 7.3
Instructions that a virtual computer follows to run a program
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪtˌkoʊd/
  • Specialized
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  • Debugging errors in the bytecode can help identify issues before they affect the final application.
  • Java bytecode

We changed some parts of the bytecode, but not very much.

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Examples

  • The HPCJ is an alternative to interpreting Java bytecode using the Java virtual machine.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The bytecode verifier statically checks incoming code.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We changed some parts of the bytecode, but not very much.

    Lex Fridman

  • Make sure to check the bytecode cost of your functions.

  • It is also possible to write Java bytecode directly, although most people choose not to practice this special art.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Thus, the JVM must be able to decide if a piece of bytecode is valid and acceptable.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Java's platform-independent bytecode makes this task possible, but it is still extremely difficult to get right.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The FPC backend for the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) generates Java bytecode that conforms to the specifications of the JDK 1.5 (and later).

    Blog text (32)

  • The developer optimized the program by modifying the bytecode to improve performance.

  • When running Java applications, the bytecode is an essential component that the Java Virtual Machine interprets.

How Low-Level

microcode
  • Specialized
7.7
machine code
  • Specialized
1 4.9
bytecode
  • Specialized
1 7.3
preprocessing
  • Specialized
6.5
source code
  • Specialized
21 4.1

Surface Forms

bytecode singular
bytecodes plural

Morphology

bytecode = byte + code (transparent) = byte + code

A straightforward compound of 'byte' + 'code' used in computing; the meaning (low-level instructions represented for a virtual machine) can be readily inferred from the components by learners familiar with basic computing terms.

Etymology

The word bytecode comes from byte 'a small piece of data' and code 'instructions a computer follows', so it means 'instructions made of small data units' that a machine can read, which is why programmers turn programs into bytecode as a middle step before running them.