low-level
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editlow-level (not comparable)
- 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.
- (computing) 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.
- 2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Glasgow Central - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47:
- 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.
Synonyms
edit(low status worker):
- at the coal face
- front line
- in the trenches
(detailed):
Antonyms
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editTranslations
editcode or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction
References
edit- “low-level”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.