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programming language
[ proh-gram-ing lang-gwij ]
noun
- a high-level language used to write computer programs, as C++ or Python, or, sometimes, an assembly language.
programming language
noun
- a simple language system designed to facilitate the writing of computer programs See high-level language low-level language machine code
programming language
/ prō′grăm′ĭng /
- An artificial language used to write instructions that can be translated into machine language and then executed by a computer. English and other natural languages are not used as programming languages because they cannot be easily translated into machine language.
- ◆ A compiled language is a language in which the set of instructions (or code ) written by the programmer is converted into machine language by special software called a compiler prior to being executed. C++ and SmallTalk are examples of compiled languages.
- ◆ An interpreted language is a language in which the set of instructions (or code ) written by the programmer is converted into machine language by special software called a compiler prior to being executed. Most scripting and macro languages are interpreted languages.
- See also program
programming language
- In computer technology, a set of conventions in which instructions for the machine are written. There are many languages that allow humans to communicate with computers; C++, BASIC, and Java are some common ones.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of programming language1
First recorded in 1955–60
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