high-level

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Etymology

From high + level.

Adjective

high-level (not comparable)

1. Taking place or existing at a high level, altitude or elevation.
2. Of or pertaining to a person of a high social position or high rank within a hierarchy or organization.
3. Consisting of such people.

   high-level conference

4. (computing, of a programming language) Consisting of relatively natural language-like commands and mathematical notations which, after compilation or interpretation, become a set of machine language instructions.
5. (business) A summary that provides a general overview and omits nearly all details.
   • "To begin, a need or want is simply a broad definition of the overall requirements: the high-level description, the 30,000-foot view, and so on, of the problem without identifying any specifics."

Antonyms

• low-level

Translations

• Russian: на вы́сшем у́ровне

Translations

• Portuguese: de alto nível
• Russian: высокоу́ровневый
• Spanish: de alto nivel

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