"low-level" meaning in English

See low-level in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: lower-level [comparative], lowest-level [superlative]
Etymology: From low + level. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|low|level}} low + level Head templates: {{en-adj|lower-level|sup=lowest-level}} low-level (comparative lower-level, superlative lowest-level)
  1. Relatively unimportant.
    Sense id: en-low-level-en-adj-pAOU4pP-
  2. Not intense.
    Sense id: en-low-level-en-adj-7lungrHb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 42 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 15 39 44 2
  3. (computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction): malaltnivela (Esperanto), de baixo nível (Portuguese), de bajo nivel (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-low-level-en-adj-25jc8Ic~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 42 36 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 15 39 44 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'code or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction': 0 7 77 14 1
  4. Detailed.
    Sense id: en-low-level-en-adj-ZrwcJH9d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 20 42 36 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 15 23 59 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 15 39 44 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 24 31 43 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 0 22 22 54 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 24 22 49 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 22 23 53 2
  5. Situated or occurring at a lower level.
    Sense id: en-low-level-en-adj-nlv3YprS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, brass tacks, details, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts Derived forms: low-level language Coordinate_terms: low-end, midlevel, mid-range, midtier

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't."
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          "word": "malaltnivela"
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          "word": "de baixo nível"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "details"
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      "word": "malaltnivela"
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      "word": "de baixo nível"
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}

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