Noun
autocode (plural autocodes)
(dated, computing) Any of several early assembly languages.
In the original Atlas Autocode for the Atlas computer, Atlas machine code instructions could be interpolated between the Atlas Autocode statements. Source: Internet
The first autocode and its compiler were developed by Alick Glennie in 1952 for the Mark 1 computer at the University of Manchester and is considered by some to be the first compiled programming language. Source: Internet
The Manchester Mark 1 ran programs written in Autocode from 1952. Source: Internet
Brooker also developed an autocode for the Ferranti Mercury in the 1950s in conjunction with the University of Manchester. Source: Internet
Known as EDSAC 2 Autocode, it was a straight development from Mercury Autocode adapted for local circumstances, and was noted for its object code optimisation and source-language diagnostics which were advanced for the time. Source: Internet