https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytecode
> Bytecode (also called portable code or p-code) is a form of instruction set designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter.
It's not Bytecode.
> Bytecode (also called portable code or p-code) is a form of instruction set designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter.
It's not Bytecode.
I would define bytecode as:
- Closer to machine operations than something like an AST, which is where I think the "efficient execution" part of the wikipedia definition came from
- Not directly executable on any physical CPU, or at least not typically. There are some CPUs that can execute Java/Python bytecode (sort of) but they're in the minority.
While not strictly required, bytecode tends to have opcodes meant to be used with a virtual machine, such as dealing with objects instead of linear memory.
This is all to say, the proper terminology for RISC-V is an ISA, but the distinction is more about how it's being used than how it's designed.