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object code

n.
The code produced by a compiler from the source code, usually in the form of machine language that a computer can execute directly, or sometimes in assembly language.
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Noun1.object code - the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computerobject code - the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer
computer code, code - (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
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The decompilation was referred to as transforming machine-readable object code back to source code.
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By scrambling object code within the switch's memory, even if a hacker could locate sections of open source code in one switch each would be scrambled uniquely, so the same attack would not work on multiple switches.
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I did this by modifying the Android.mk file for Grace and updating the value of APP_ABI to "all" or "x86" from "armeabi", then running the ndk-build command to generate the object code for x86 and arm processors.
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Beginning with an overview of patent and copyright law, the work presents discussions of source code correlation and differentiation, object code correlation, source code cross-correlation and detecting software intellectual property theft.
The second type of code is object code, which is written in binary code, a language using combinations of the numbers 0 and 1.
According to the company, Flight1 Tech took a license for the Microsoft ESP v1.0 object code, which enables the company to create customised flight safety, flight training and strategic solutions for its customers.
At home, Chip began dismantling video game object code and household electronics, trying to use these devices for new purposes.