What is the name for computer code that humans can understand?

A compiled language refers to a type of programming language that is transformed into machine code through a compiler before execution. While many high-level languages are compiled, the term itself does not inherently indicate human readability, as it primarily focuses on the translation process rather than the language's ability to be understood by humans.

An interpreted language is executed line-by-line by an interpreter at runtime rather than being compiled into machine code beforehand. Although many interpreted languages are high-level and thus more human-readable, the term "interpreted language" does not exclusively signify code that humans can easily understand, as it refers to the execution method rather than readability.

Machine language consists of binary code that is directly understood by a computer's CPU, making it the lowest-level programming language. This code is not human-readable and requires extensive knowledge of computer architecture to comprehend, which is the opposite of what is sought in human-understandable code.