source language
Noun
Meaning
a language that is to be translated into another language
Source: WordNetAlternative names
source-language
Synonyms
mother tongue
first language
native language
SL
target language
home language
heritage language
target languages
language of origin
original language
ancestral language
beginning language
birth language
foundational language
inception language
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Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
query language
application-oriented language
problem-oriented language
command language
search language
Examples
Known as EDSAC 2 Autocode, it was a straight development from Mercury Autocode adapted for local circumstances, and was noted for its object code optimisation and source-language diagnostics which were advanced for the time.
Natural morphemes of languages in this group are rarely altered greatly from their source-language form, but compound and derived words are generally not recognizable at sight by people familiar with the source languages.