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P-code is an alternative term for bytecode, machine-independent code that achieves independence by targeting a p-code machine, a virtual machine designed for running p-code rather than the intention to emulate any specific hardware architecture.

P-code may also refer to:

Computing

• Microsoft P-Code, an alternative binary format for Microsoft Windows libraries and applications
• P-code, obfuscated code in MATLAB
• P-code, the intermediate representation of the PL/SQL compiler, also known as m-code
• P-code, UCSD Pascal system bytecode

Other uses

• Precision code, used in the Global Positioning System
• P-codes, engine diagnostic codes; See Table of OBD-II Codes
• Place code, an address system used by emergency response teams

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