programming language

Noun

Meaning

(computer science) a language designed for programming computers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

programing language ADA java information technology language basic simulation angular data processing robotics artificial intelligence machine language computer language artificial language cybernetics
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Hypernyms

artificial language

Hyponyms

pascal prolog basic lisp COBOL logic programming

Examples

A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the irrelevant. Alan Perlis

The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. Donald Knuth

A programming language is for thinking of programs, not for expressing programs you've already thought of. Paul Graham

Job Control Language is the worst programming language ever designed anywhere by anybody for any purpose. Fred Brooks

My programming language was solder. Terry Pratchett

If there is ever a science of programming language design, it will probably consist largely of matching languages to the design methods they support. Robert Floyd

Close letter words and terms

programming in the large programming in the small programming interface programming language processor programming languages programmist