Definitions:

1. A file that contains machine language code and is directly executable by a computer or can be linked with other object code files to create an executable file. NOUN
   • Linking multiple object code files together creates an executable program.
2. In computing, is the machine-readable output generated by a compiler or assembler after it translates a program written in a high-level programming language or assembly language. NOUN
   • The compiler translated the source code into object code, ready for linking.

Synonyms:

• binary code
• compiled code
• machine code
• object file