'''Short Code''' was one of the first higher-level languages ever developed for an [[electronic computer]].<ref name=Sebesta>Sebesta, W.S Concepts of Programming languages. 2006;M6 14:18 pp.44. ISBN 0-321-33025-0</ref> Unlike [[machine code]], Short Code statements represented mathematic expressions rather than a machine instruction. Also known as an automatic programming, the source code was not compiled but executed through an interpreter to simplify the programming process; the execution time was much slower though.<ref name=Sebesta>Sebesta, W.S Concepts of Programming languages. 11E; Chapter 2, pp.39. ISBN 978-0133943023</ref>
