low-level
adjEtymology From low + level.
1
Relatively unimportant.
- The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
2
Not intense.
- The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences 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.
4
Detailed.
5
Situated or occurring at a lower level.
- It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London.2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Glasgow Central - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47:
- Synonyms
- at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, brass tacks, details, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts
- Antonyms
- high-level
- Derived terms
- low-level language