relocatable code


relocatable code

[¦rē·lō¦kād·ə·bəl ′kōd] (computer science) A code generated by an assembler or compiler, and in which all memory references needing relocation are either specially marked or relative to the current program-counter reading.

relocatable code

Machine language that can be run from any memory location. All modern computers run relocatable code. See base/displacement.