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high-level language

high-level language
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-lev-uh l lang-gwij]
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-lev-uh l lang-gwij]

Definitions of high-level language words

  • noun high-level language a problem-oriented programming language, as COBOL, FORTRAN, or PL/1, that uses English-like statements and symbols to create sequences of computer instructions and identify memory locations, rather than the machine-specific individual instruction codes and numerical addresses employed by machine language. 1
  • noun Definition of high-level language in Technology (HLL) A programming language which provides some level of abstraction above assembly language. These normally use statements consisting of English-like keywords such as "FOR", "PRINT" or "GOTO", where each statement corresponds to several machine language instructions. It is much easier to program in a high-level language than in assembly language though the efficiency of execution depends on how good the compiler or interpreter is at optimising the program. Rarely, the variants "VHLL" and "MLL" are found. See also languages of choice, generation. 1
  • noun high-level language a computer programming language that resembles natural language or mathematical notation and is designed to reflect the requirements of a problem; examples include Ada, BASIC, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal 0
  • noun high-level language (programming) A programming language, requiring a compiler to translate into a form a particular machine understands, focusing on user-friendly code development by automating core tasks such as accessing memory. 0

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Origin of high-level language

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for High-level language

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high-level language popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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