What is "p-code"

n. (context computing English) A very low-level code that is machine independent and enables a compiled file to be run on different processor types.

P-code can refer to:

• Precompiled code, for example Java Byte code, etc.
• Obfuscated code in MATLAB
• p-code machine (precompiled-code machine)
• pseudo-code used in the UCSD p-System ("Pascal system")
• Microsoft P-Code, an alternate binary format for Microsoft Windows libraries and applications
• P-code ("precision code"), a part of the Global Positioning System signal
• In the automotive industry, P-codes are engine diagnostic codes (also called fault codes) displayed by an OBD-II scanner. The term refers to the format used to display the fault code, which consists of the letter P followed by four digits. See " Table of OBD-II Codes" for a list of these codes
• pseudo-code generated by the PL/SQL compiler, based on the parsed code. This code then gets executed when the relevant procedure or package is invoked
• Place code