low-level

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Relatively unimportant.

   • The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
2. 2

   Not intense.

   • The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
3. 3

   Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single…

   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.
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   1. 4

      Detailed.

   2. 5

      Situated or occurring at a lower level.

The neighborhood

• synonymat the coal face
• synonymfront line
• synonymin the trenches
• synonymbrass tacks
• synonymdetails
• synonymnitty-gritty
• synonymnuts and bolts
• antonymhigh-level