low-level adjective5 •Situated or occurring at a lower level. •Relatively unimportant.The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't. •Not intense.The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure. •Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.The assembler generates low-level code. •Detailed. formslower-level · lowest-level