compiled code and interpreted:
"PowerBuilder generates executables in two formats machine (also known as c-code) and interpreted (also known as p-code).The project painter includes options for machine code generation and "Incremental and Full Rebuild" functionality to ensure the integrity of the objects before generating the executable. For this document 'machine code' and 'c-code' are used interchangeably as are 'interpreted code' and 'p-code' . "
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