Definitions:

1. A low-level programming language that is designed to interact directly with a computer's hardware. NOUN
   • Early computers relied solely on machine-oriented languages before high-level programming languages were developed.
2. A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers. NOUN
   • Writing in a machine-oriented language requires an understanding of the undelying processor architecture.

Synonyms:

• hardware-level language
• low-level language
• machine code language
• machine language