Assembly language.

A low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language.
A machine oriented language in which mnemonics are used to represent each machine language instruction. Each CPU has its own specific assembly language.
Low-level computer-programming language closely related to a computer’s internal codes. It consists chiefly of a set of short sequences of letters (mnemonics), which are translated, by a program called an assembler, into machine code for the computer’s central processing unit (CPU) to follow directly. In assembly language, for example, “JMP” means “jump” and “LDA” means “load accumulator”. Assembly code is used by programmers who need to write very fast or efficient programs.
Because they are much easier to use, high-level languages are normally used in preference to assembly languages. An assembly language may still be used in some cases, however, particularly when no suitable high-level language exists or where a very efficient machine-code program is required.
A low-level programming language using abbreviations or mnemonic codes in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction. An assembly language is translated to machine language by the assembler and is specific to a given processor. Advantages of using an assembly language include increased execution speed and direct programmer interaction with system hardware. See also assembler, compiler, high-level language, low-level language, machine code. + prikaži više