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Formally, '''binary''' refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers. | Formally, '''binary''' refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers. | ||
Informally, it is a short slang term for [[object code]], the low-level form of a computer program which the | Informally, it is a short slang term for [[object code]], the low-level form of a computer program which the hardware in the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] can interpret directly. | ||
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Revision as of 19:38, 21 September 2017
Formally, binary refers to the base-2 number system, which is used at the hardware level of all computers.
Informally, it is a short slang term for object code, the low-level form of a computer program which the hardware in the CPU can interpret directly.
