A low-level language, we used to call this assembly programming, you're down at the level of, your primitives are literally moving pieces of data from one location of memory to another, through a very simple operation.

一个低级的语言，我们曾经将其称为假设编程，你们只是处于用基本要素，把一些数据碎片,从记忆存储器的一个地方，通过简单的操作来转到另外一个地方。

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Cause when you can actually manipulate a computer's memory at this low level, you can steal people's passwords, you can steal their data if you know how that memory is laid out.

因为即使是在这么低的权限下,你也能熟练控制电脑的存储器,你就可以窃取别人的秘密，如果知道相应数据位于哪里的话,你也能窃取别人的数据。

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