artificial language

noun

an invented language, as opposed to a hereditary one, intended for a special use, as in international communication, a secret society, or computer programming.

code (def. 11).

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Origin:
1860–65

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artificial language

—n
	Compare natural language an invented language, esp one intended as an international medium of communication or for use with computers

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