A programming language that is one step away from machine language. Each assembly language statement is translated into a machine instruction by the assembler. Programmers must be well versed in ...

A recent edition of [Babbage’s] The Chip Letter discusses the obscurity of assembly language. He points out, and I think correctly, that assembly language is more often read than written, yet… ...

In second-generation languages, the specific screen columns must be identified. Contrast with non-procedural language. See compiler, machine language and assembly language.