low-level
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low-level
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From low + level.
adjective lower-level · lowest-level
- Relatively unimportant. The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
- Not intense. The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
- Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction. The assembler generates low-level code.
- Detailed.
- Situated or occurring at a lower level. It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London.
Similar: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, brass tacks, details, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts · Opposite: high-level
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Similar: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, brass tacks, details, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts · Opposite: high-level
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adj code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction
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title = {low-level},
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