ALL meanings of programming language
pro·gram·ming lan·guage
P p - noun programming language a high-level language used to write computer programs, as COBOL or BASIC, or, sometimes, an assembly language. 1
- noun Definition of programming language in Technology (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. The other major classification of languages distinguishes between imperative languages, procedural language and declarative languages. 1
- noun programming language a simple language system designed to facilitate the writing of computer programs 0