FIRST GENERATION LANGUAGE
\fˈɜːst d͡ʒˌɛnəɹˈe͡ɪʃən lˈaŋɡwɪd͡ʒ], \fˈɜːst dʒˌɛnəɹˈeɪʃən lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ], \f_ˈɜː_s_t dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n l_ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_w_ɪ_dʒ]\
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Raw machine code. When computers were first "programmed"from an input device, rather than by being rewired, they werefed input in the form of numbers, which they then interpretedas commands. This was really low level, and a programfragment might look like "010307 010307". Almost no oneprograms in machine language anymore, because translators arenearly trivial to write.
By Denis Howe
