Instruction Set - Object Code (Machine Code)

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An object code or object module is a plain binary file composed of a series of Cpu instructions (language machine) that a programmable device (generally a CPU) can understand.

The term code indicate that it's generally the product of a code compiler targeting the CPU ISA architecture.

In order to be executable by an OS, the object code must be wrapped in a object file with metadata.

Management

Linux: See objdump

Documentation / Reference





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