ambiguous means the same term has different meaning, but 'computer code' is not ambiguous since the three things listed are not also called 'computer code'; it's a category
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'''Computer code''' is a categorical term for information encoded for [[computer programming |programming]] a [[computer]]. It includes:
{{Program execution}}
'''Computer code''' or '''program code''' is the set of instructions forming a [[computer program]] which is [[Execution (computing)|executed]] by a [[computer]]. It is one of two components of the [[software]] which runs on [[computer hardware]], the other being the [[data (computing)|data]].
* [[Bytecode]] {{endash}} [[Byte]]-based, [[cross-platform]], [[intermediate representation |intermediate]], [[executable]] format
Computers can only directly execute the [[machine code]] instructions which are part of their [[instruction set]]. Because these instructions are difficult for humans to read, and writing good programs in machine code or other [[low-level programming language]]s is a time-consuming task, most [[programmer]]s write in the [[source code]] of a [[high-level programming language]]. This source code is translated into machine code by a [[compiler]] or [[interpreter (computing)|interpreter]] so that the computer can execute it to perform its [[task (computing)|task]]s. A compiler produces [[object code]] which is usually in machine language but may also be in an intermediate language which is at a lower level than the source. [[Bytecode]] is a lower level of source which is designed for more efficient interpretation by interpreters.
* [[Machine code]] {{endash}} [[Processor (computing)|Processor]]-native executable format
* [[Source code]] {{endash}} Software in [[human-readable]] form
