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  programming language
       
           A formal language in which computer programs are
          written.  The definition of a particular language consists of
          both syntax (how the various symbols of the language may be
          combined) and semantics (the meaning of the language
          constructs).
       
          Languages are classified as low level if they are close to
          machine code and high level if each language statement
          corresponds to many machine code instructions (though this
          could also apply to a low level language with extensive use of
          macros, in which case it would be debatable whether it still
          counted as low level).  A roughly parallel classification is
          the description as first generation language through to
          fifth generation language.
       
          Another major distinction is between imperative languages
          and declarative languages.
       
          (1995-04-06)
       
       

  Language \Lan"guage\, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua
     the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See
     Tongue, cf. Lingual.]
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     1. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas;
        specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the
        voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the
        organs of the throat and mouth.
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     Note: Language consists in the oral utterance of sounds which
           usage has made the representatives of ideas. When two
           or more persons customarily annex the same sounds to
           the same ideas, the expression of these sounds by one
           person communicates his ideas to another. This is the
           primary sense of language, the use of which is to
           communicate the thoughts of one person to another
           through the organs of hearing. Articulate sounds are
           represented to the eye by letters, marks, or
           characters, which form words.
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     2. The expression of ideas by writing, or any other
        instrumentality.
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     3. The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas,
        peculiar to a particular nation.
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     4. The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an
        individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.
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              Others for language all their care express. --Pope.
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     5. The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man
        express their feelings or their wants.
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     6. The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of
        ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
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              There was . . . language in their very gesture.
                                                    --Shak.
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     7. The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or
        department of knowledge; as, medical language; the
        language of chemistry or theology.
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     8. A race, as distinguished by its speech. [R.]
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              All the people, the nations, and the languages, fell
              down and worshiped the golden image.  --Dan. iii. 7.
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     9. Any system of symbols created for the purpose of
        communicating ideas, emotions, commands, etc., between
        sentient agents.
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     10. Specifically: (computers) Any set of symbols and the
         rules for combining them which are used to specify to a
         computer the actions that it is to take; also referred to
         as a computer lanugage or programming language; as,
         JAVA is a new and flexible high-level language which has
         achieved popularity very rapidly.
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     Note: Computer languages are classed a low-level if each
           instruction specifies only one operation of the
           computer, or high-level if each instruction may specify
           a complex combination of operations. Machine language
           and assembly language are low-level computer
           languages. FORTRAN, COBOL and C are high-level
           computer languages. Other computer languages, such as
           JAVA, allow even more complex combinations of low-level
           operations to be performed with a single command. Many
           programs, such as databases, are supplied with special
           languages adapted to manipulate the objects of concern
           for that specific program. These are also high-level
           languages.
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     Language master, a teacher of languages. [Obs.]
  
     Syn: Speech; tongue; idiom; dialect; phraseology; diction;
          discourse; conversation; talk.
  
     Usage: Language, Speech, Tongue, Idiom, Dialect.
            Language is generic, denoting, in its most extended
            use, any mode of conveying ideas; speech is the
            language of articulate sounds; tongue is the
            Anglo-Saxon term for language, esp. for spoken
            language; as, the English tongue. Idiom denotes the
            forms of construction peculiar to a particular
            language; dialects are varieties of expression which
            spring up in different parts of a country among people
            speaking substantially the same language.
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  programming language
       n : (computer science) a language designed for programming
           computers [syn: programing language]

  programming language
     n.
     (lb en programming) Code of reserved words and symbols used in
  computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to
  accomplish certain computing tasks.

  programming language
     n.
     (lb en programming) Code of reserved words and symbols used in
  computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to
  accomplish certain computing tasks.

  programming language
     n.
     (lb en programming) Code of reserved words and symbols used in
  computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to
  accomplish certain computing tasks.

  programming language
     n.
     (lb en programming) Code of reserved words and symbols used in
  computer programs, which give instructions to the computer on how to
  accomplish certain computing tasks.

  programming language
     Englanti n.
     ohjelmointikieli

  programming language
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=data språk=en) programmeringsspråk

  programming language //ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// //ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// 
  ези́к за програми́ране, програ́мен ези́к
  code of reserved words and symbols

  programming language /pɹˈəʊɡɹamɪŋ lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ/
  Programmiersprache  [comp.]
        "graphic(s) programming language"  - grafische Programmiersprache, Grafiksprache
        "conversational programming language"  - natürliche Programmiersprache, mnemotechnische Sprache
        "problem-oriented programming language"  - problemorientierte Programmiersprache
        "system programming language"  - Systemprogrammiersprache, Implementierungssprache
        "procedural programming language"  - verfahrensorientierte Programmiersprache, prozedurale Sprache
     Synonym: program language
  
   see: programming languages, algorithmic language, graphic(s) language, high-level language, advanced language, computer-oriented language, mnemonic language, implementation language, symbolic language
  

  programming language //ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// //ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// 
  ohjelmointikieli
  code of reserved words and symbols

  programming language /pɹˈəʊɡɹamɪŋ lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ/
  programski jezik

  programming language //ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// //ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// 
  bahasa pemrograman
  code of reserved words and symbols

  programming language //ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// //ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// 
  プログラミング言語, プログラム言語
  code of reserved words and symbols

  programming language //ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// //ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// 
  programmeringsspråk
  code of reserved words and symbols

  programming language //ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// //ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmɪŋ læŋɡwɪdʒ// 
  programmeringsspråk, programspråk
  code of reserved words and symbols

  Programming language
     程序设计语言